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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Harklie (ranked 1661 p4p, 1862 weight class) and Ender Knightley (ranked 213 p4p, 238 weight class). Harklie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holycrud. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Harklie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley thows a leg kick but Harklie checks it
and Harklie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knightley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Harklie tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harklie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knightley's head backwards.
Harklie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knightley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harklie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knightley sprawls and moves away.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Harklie.
A clash of legs there as Harklie blocks the low kick.
Harklie defending well as Knightley loads up on a big left hand.
Harklie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harklie throws a looping overhand right but Knightley ducks down to avoid it.
Harklie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knightley defends well and Harklie ends up having to push Knightley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Knightley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harklie lands a shoulder strike.
Harklie throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
Harklie throws a head punch that misses.
Harklie blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knightley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harklie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harklie lands with a light punch inside.
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley wants to clinch.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knightley feints a counter leg kick.
Knightley drives through and clinches with Harklie against the cage.
Harklie lands with a left to the head.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Harklie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knightley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harklie takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Harklie.
Harklie working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harklie misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Knightley.
A head punch on the inside from Harklie fails to land.
Knightley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harklie misses with an uppercut.
Knightley throws a body punch but Harklie moves out of range.
Harklie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ender Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knightley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harklie misses with a body punch
and Knightley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knightley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Harklie as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Knightley misses its intended target.
Knightley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knightley rushes Harklie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley lands a left hand.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
Harklie misses with the head strike.
Harklie blocks a body shot from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harklie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harklie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harklie misses with the head strike.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Knightley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harklie misses with some punches.
A short right from Harklie on the inside.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike.
Knightley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knightley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harklie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Harklie controls the action.
Harklie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harklie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley is pressed up against the cage. Harklie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knightley down to the mat. Knightley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knightley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harklie's sensitive parts.
Knightley misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harklie throws an off balance right hand
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knightley slips a jab from Harklie.
Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harklie throws an off balance right hand
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Harklie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harklie.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley forces Harklie back against the cage and clinches.
Harklie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knightley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knightley gets through Harklie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harklie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knightley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Harklie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Harklie misses with an uppercut. Knightley saw that one coming.
Knightley throws a leg kick which misses Harklie's front leg but catches the back leg as Harklie tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harklie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Harklie lands.
Harklie throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Knightley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harklie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knightley sprawls and moves away.
Harklie fails to land the takedown.
Knightley has managed to clinch.
Knightley blocking some punches.
Harklie goes for a takedown attempt but Knightley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knightley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie throws a hook but Knightley blocks it.
Harklie shoots for a double leg takedown but Knightley sprawls well. He's pushed Harklie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Harklie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Knightley tenderised Harklie's leg. Harklie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harklie shoots in and drives through. Knightley sprawls well.
A nice leg kick from Knightley, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley slips a jab from Harklie.
Harklie throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knightley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harklie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harklie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harklie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harklie looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Harklie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harklie looks for a takedown but Knightley sprawls well.
And Knightley responds with a good body kick, but Harklie manages to step out the way in time.
A swing and a miss from Harklie.
A jab from Harklie misses.
Harklie throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Harklie throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Harklie misses.
Knightley misses with a straight right.
Harklie throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harklie throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harklie misses with an uppercut.
Harklie moves out of range as Knightley strikes.
Ender Knightley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knightley wants to clinch.
Harklie tries to counter with a takedown but Knightley is quick to defend against it.
Knightley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knightley throws a lazy body kick
so Harklie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harklie throws a strike but Knightley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Knightley won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Knightley wants to get up but he can't break Harklie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harklie working for submissions but it's allowed Knightley to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley is thwarting Harklie's attempts to control the position.
Harklie trying to get back to full guard but Knightley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
Harklie can't escape the position.
Harklie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harklie won't allow Knightley to get back to his feet.
Knightley is trying to control the position but Harklie postures up.
Harklie working some strikes from top position.
Knightley wants to stand but Harklie is controlling the position.
Knightley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Harklie throwing strikes from guard but Knightley blocks nicely.
Harklie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knightley keeping full guard, as Harklie tries to pass.
Knightley keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ender Knightley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harklie checks a leg kick nicely.
Harklie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knightley manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Knightley does no damage.
Harklie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knightley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knightley connects with an inside leg kick.
Harklie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harklie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harklie misses with a right hand
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
Knightley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knightley wants it to stay on the feet.
Knightley lands a head kick. Harklie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harklie throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knightley scores with a leg kick.
Harklie staying out of range there.
Knightley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harklie.
Harklie blocks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harklie moves out of range of the body kick.
Harklie throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley closes the distance and clinches.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Harklie controls his hands.
Harklie throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Harklie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harklie throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Harklie controls his hands.
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harklie.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Harklie controls his hands.
Knightley breaks the clinch.
Harklie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harklie lands a head shot.
Knightley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knightley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Harklie moves out of range.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harklie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harklie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley tries a head kick but it misses.
Harklie connects with the punch.
Harklie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harklie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harklie looks to land a right hand but Knightley moved out of range.
Knightley tries to clinch there but Harklie circles away.
Knightley connects with a leg kick.
Knightley delivers a nice body kick.
Harklie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harklie goes for a double leg but Knightley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knightley continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Harklie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley tried to score with a low kick but Harklie checks it.
Harklie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knightley instigates a clinch.
Knightley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harklie misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley can't find room to land a body shot as Harklie controls the action.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Harklie lands a nice uppercut.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley digs a right hand underneath Harklie's ribcage. Harklie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley blocks an uppercut.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knightley thumps Harklie with a low kick.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Harklie jumps back.
Grant Harklie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knightley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harklie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knightley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harklie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Harklie.
Harklie looks to land a right hand but Knightley moved out of range.
A jab from Harklie misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley moves into the clinch.
Knightley lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harklie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley is leaning against Harklie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harklie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Harklie has a couple of punches blocked by Knightley.
A shot in the inside from Harklie.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harklie throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harklie.
Knightley tries to clinch up but Harklie circles away and keeps his distance.
Harklie swings widly with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a right hand to the body.
Knightley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harklie working aggressively here.
Knightley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harklie or not.
Ender Knightley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knightley lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harklie throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ender 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Knightley!
Ender Knightley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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