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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Knight (ranked 205 p4p, 578 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 31 p4p, 83 weight class). Knight kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Keep Fightin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic scores with a punch to the head.
Jovanovic misses with a straight left.
Jovanovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic is looking for a takedown.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Jovanovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jovanovic misses with a looping left.
Knight was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jovanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jovanovic lands a high kick!
Knight swings for the body but Jovanovic moves out of range.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Jovanovic.
Knight tests Jovanovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jovanovic. Those never looked like landing.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Jovanovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jovanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight looking to score a takedown here. Jovanovic is defending well but Knight drives through and ends up in Jovanovic's guard.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight 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.
Knight's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Knight wants to control from the top but Jovanovic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is really struggling to control Jovanovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Jovanovic blocks nicely.
Jovanovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knight wants to control from the top but Jovanovic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Jovanovic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Jovanovic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Terrell Knight has been cut.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Jovanovic missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jovanovic tries to avoid it but Knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jovanovic to the ground. Jovanovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jovanovic lands a right hook to the body.
Gavrilo Jovanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jovanovic on the side of the head.
Jovanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jovanovic lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jovanovic throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jovanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovanovic throws out the jab.
Jovanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Jovanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Jovanovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jovanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jovanovic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Knight is rocked!
Jovanovic lands a leg kick that knocks Knight off balance momentarily.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Jovanovic misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jovanovic won't be happy with that.
Jovanovic tries to bench press Knight off him but Knight keeps the position.
Knight passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jovanovic!
Jovanovic is in a horrible position here. Knight smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids the attempt from Jovanovic to control.
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knight lands a heavy elbow.
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight prevents Jovanovic from getting the reversal.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to finish Jovanovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jovanovic!
Knight tries to control but Jovanovic wriggling away.
Knight cracks Jovanovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Knight tries to control but Jovanovic wriggling away.
Jovanovic is looking to get to half guard.
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!
Jovanovic tries to reverse the position but Knight maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knight prevents Jovanovic from getting the reversal.
Knight controlling from mount.
Knight punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight with good strikes from the mount here!
Knight controlling from the full mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight working Jovanovic over with strikes here.
Knight postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jovanovic badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Knight around the waist but Knight pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Knight is the winner by TKO! Knight jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Knight!
A relieved looking Terrell Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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