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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 2988 p4p, 2834 weight class) and Saita Paita (ranked 341 p4p, 325 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by "Hey Man Nice Shot" Filter. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saita Paita!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Paita slips under a jab.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Paita jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Saita Paita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Paita catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paita throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paita misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a shoot takedown. Paita fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox works over Paita with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox stands up over Paita, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paita's guard.
Paita actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Paita tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
Paita trying to hold on to Knox's head to control him but Knox postures up.
Knox tries to pass to full mount but Paita defends it.
Paita is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paita tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paita is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Paita actively working from the bottom here.
Paita trying to control here.
Knox moves into full mount! Paita won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands with some strikes.
Knox with the ground and pound from mount.
Paita regains half guard.
Knox prevents Paita from improving his position.
Paita punching from the bottom.
Paita wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to free his trapped foot but Paita is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paita tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Paita looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Paita trying to get back to full guard but Knox takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Paita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox landing shots from mount.
Knox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paita's face.
Paita is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knox landing punches.
Knox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paita?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paita is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Paita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knox's guard.
Paita tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox has his hands on Paita's head, controlling the position.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paita's guard.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox passes into half guard.
Paita wants to get back to full guard but Knox has passed into side control.
Paita is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
A left lands for Paita.
Paita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Paita takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Paita throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Paita with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Paita clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paita misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Paita misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Paita down! Knox is looking to finish but Paita is intelligently defending himself.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Paita is retaining full guard.
Paita wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox trying to control but Paita is working from the bottom.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paita can't keep his opponent in guard - Knox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knox prevents Paita from improving his position.
John Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox winds up and cracks Paita with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to pass to mount but Paita is defending the position.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paita can do to turn this around?
Knox is controlling the pace.
Knox trying to control the action but Paita is working from the bottom.
Paita slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox is in close to Paita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox stays in close to Paita's body and controls the position.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox is pushing down on Paita's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paita is fighting to maintain full guard but Knox has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is nestled in close to Paita, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox controlling the action here.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Paita gets full guard.
Knox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paita taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Paita tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox drops an elbow to the side of Paita's head.
Knox trying to pass the guard but Paita defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox prevents Paita from improving his position.
Knox tries to pass to full mount but Paita defends it.
Paita is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox working Paita over with strikes.
Paita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knox's back!
Our spies down at at Ruttos gym inform us that Paita has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paita tightening his grip on Knox, looking for the choke.
Knox breaks Paita's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paita.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Saita Paita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
Paita throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Paita thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paita throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Paita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paita tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Paita is predictable there
and Knox counters with a single leg into guard. Paita didn't expect that.
Knox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knox passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Paita!
Knox putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paita is rocked!
Paita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Paita is out cold - huge knockout for Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, John Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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