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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Knuckles (ranked 992 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Tui Chub (ranked 124 p4p, 283 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne- Im Blooded. Chub is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Said Knock You Out LL Cool J. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Knuckles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tui Chub!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Chub moves forwards but Knuckles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Tui Chub has been cut.
Knuckles cracks Chub with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chub looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Chub catches Knuckles right on the button with a cross.
Chub throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Chuck Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles jabs Chub to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chub with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knuckles to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chub moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Decent striking displayed by Knuckles there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chub tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Chub.
Knuckles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chub throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Chub ducked under it nicely.
Chub slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Chub throws out a loose jab but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chub moves out of range of the strikes.
Chub is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knuckles.
Chub throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Chub uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chub! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chub avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles loads up on a big right hand but Chub slips the punch.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Chub - just one landing.
Chub misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
A counter left hand to the body from Knuckles misses its target.
Chub lands a jab to Knuckles's midsection.
Knuckles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chub swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
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 misses with a double jab
and Chub counters with a stiff right hand.
Knuckles is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chub uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
Chub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chub.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chub! But no joy.
Chub looks to land a right hand but Knuckles moved out of range.
Chub throws an overhand right that lands on Knuckles's shoulder, as Knuckles tries to avoid the shot.
Chub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chub scores with a shot to the body.
Chub takes a swing at Knuckles's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chub throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chub manages to avoid it.
Chub throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Knuckles throws a big counter combination but Chub scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knuckles misses with a two punch combination.
Chub lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chub lands with a cross.
Chub throws a sloppy body shot
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chub takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Tui Chub's cut even more.
Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chub.
Knuckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tui Chub will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tui Chub's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chub misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckles is looking to counter the offense by Chub and move into the clinch.
Knuckles throws a hook but Chub avoids it easily.
Chub misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a nice uppercut.
Tui Chub seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Chub.
Chub throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
Chub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles throws the left hand but Chub avoids the punch easily.
Chub swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chub misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chub. Knuckles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chub is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Chub looks to score with a jab to the body but Knuckles is just out of range.
Chub swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knuckles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knuckles.
Knuckles has Chub pressed against the cage, preventing Chub from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chub misses with a body punch.
Chub can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Chub tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Chub back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chub fails to land.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Chub blocks it.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Chub is looking to break free of the clinch but Knuckles has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chub blocking some punches.
Chub can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Chub tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Chub.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chub misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chub has had enough of the clinch but Knuckles keeps him there for the moment.
Chub throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chub has had enough of the clinch but Knuckles keeps him there for the moment.
Chub is trying to break the clinch but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage.
Chub misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chub prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
A nice left hand lands by Knuckles.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Chub.
Chub swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Chub misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Chub is breathing heavily.
Chub tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
The cut above Tui Chub's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chub backwards.
A body shot lands from Chub.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a right to the head.
Chub struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Chub throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Chub's ribcage. Chub let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Chub misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chub tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chuck Knuckles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Chub tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chub struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Knuckles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chub misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chub is trying to break free.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike.
Chub prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tui Chub's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knuckles lands with a right to the head.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles struggles to land a body shot inside as Chub controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Knuckles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tui Chub's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chub misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chub manages to avoid it.
Knuckles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chub.
Knuckles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chub stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chub uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knuckles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles walks into a left hand.
Chub waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
A little feinted left hand from Knuckles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Chub misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Knuckles. That snapped Chub's head back.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chub.
Chub throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chub. Chub circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knuckles jabs at Chub's body.
Chub uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knuckles.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chub! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Chub.
Knuckles misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Chub.
Chub fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knuckles on the side of the head.
Knuckles thuds a left hand into Chub's body.
Knuckles scores with a one two! Chub had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tui Chub's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Knuckles!
Chuck Knuckles retains his heavyweight title!
Chuck Knuckles managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pulling Guard, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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