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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Knight (ranked 1645 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Mike Preston (ranked 185 p4p, 147 weight class). Mike Preston has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Preston!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Preston's waist but Preston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knight off to one side.
Knight throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Preston's waist but Preston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knight off to one side.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Preston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knight in his tracks.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Preston to the ground. Knight is now in Preston's guard.
Preston controlling Knight's posture.
Knight distracts Preston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Preston controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight trying to control but Preston is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight is in close to Preston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Preston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Preston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Preston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Preston's head.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Preston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Preston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preston tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preston to the ground. Preston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight closes the distance but Preston moves to the side
and Preston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Knight seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston dodges the ground and pound from Knight.
Knight scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Preston to see if he's OK.
Knight trying to control the action but Preston is working from the bottom.
Preston trying to remain calm as Knight controls from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Preston is trying to control Knight's posture but Knight avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Knight dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight with a poor takedown
and Preston counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Preston scores with a four punch combination!
Preston's coach down at Freaky Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Preston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Knight changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knight throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.
Preston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Preston.
Knight shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Preston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight throws an elbow that misses. Preston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Preston!
Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Preston postures up.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
Preston being controlled here momentarily.
Xavier Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Preston wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Preston sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Knight drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Preston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Preston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Preston keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Preston is pulling down on Knight's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Preston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight postures up in Preston's guard and throws a big left but Preston blocks it.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Preston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Knight will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
Preston throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Knight tries for a takedown but Preston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Xavier Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight feinted with a counter takedown.
Mike Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Preston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight shoots for a takedown but Preston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knight fails with the takedown
letting Preston counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Preston tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Preston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Preston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Knight shoots and misses
and Preston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Preston connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight tries for a takedown but Preston circles away easily
and Preston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Preston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries for a takedown but Preston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preston gets caught napping as Knight dives in and scores a takedown. Preston manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight wants to control from the top but Preston keeps moving.
Preston trying to control the position.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Preston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.
Knight fails to land the takedown.
Preston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Preston lands a nice hook to Knight's body. Knight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
Preston scores with a jab to the body.
Knight slips a jab from Preston.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Preston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight misses with a takedown
and Preston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight is rocked!
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Preston cracks Knight on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Knight falls backwards against the cage. Preston follows up with more strikes that drop Knight to his knees. Preston keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Knight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Preston!
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energy
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hype
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