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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Powell (ranked 1956 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Damari Mcknight (ranked 219 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damari Mcknight!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcknight. Mcknight gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcknight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcknight.
Mcknight gets a double leg takedown into Powell's guard.
Mcknight stands and steps away. Powell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Mcknight moved out of range.
Mcknight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powell pushes Mcknight off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell gets caught flat footed, as Mcknight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Powell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to clinch but Mcknight moves away
and Mcknight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcknight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Mcknight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Mcknight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcknight dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Mcknight lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Mcknight has Powell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Powell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcknight breaks the clinch.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcknight is just out of range.
Mcknight fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcknight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powell defends it nicely.
Brett Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damari Mcknight.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Powell looks to land a combination but Mcknight avoids it well.
Mcknight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell jumps guard but Mcknight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Powell has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mcknight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcknight scores with a hook to the body.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Mcknight, against the cage.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcknight is leaning against Powell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcknight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcknight obliges.
Powell throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight is trying to trip Powell. He has hold of a leg but Powell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mcknight persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Powell has a closed guard, preventing Mcknight from standing up.
Powell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcknight controls the pace.
Mcknight scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcknight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powell is proving hard to escape from.
Powell is working an open guard so Mcknight takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mcknight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcknight keeps the fight on the outside.
Brett Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Mcknight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Brett Powell has been cut.
Brett Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Powell drives through and clinches with Mcknight against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell tries to work over Mcknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcknight controls his hands.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcknight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Powell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight scores with a knee to the head.
Mcknight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Powell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcknight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcknight moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Mcknight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mcknight keeps the fight on the outside.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Mcknight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Powell won't be happy with that.
Powell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell darts in trying to clinch
and Mcknight counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Mcknight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Powell'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.
Mcknight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mcknight moves into the clinch.
Mcknight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcknight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powell.
Damari Mcknight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Mcknight counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcknight moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcknight or perhaps it was just good defense by Powell, which made it look bad.
Mcknight dives in and scores a takedown into Powell's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcknight gets to his feet. Powell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powell takes a swing at Mcknight's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcknight with a nice calf kick.
Mcknight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Mcknight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcknight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcknight gets to his feet. Powell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcknight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Powell is fending him off so far but Mcknight persists. Nope, Powell circles away and we're back to standing.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Mcknight moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcknight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcknight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcknight checks the leg kick.
Mcknight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Mcknight.
Powell throws a series of punches but Mcknight avoids them all with ease.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcknight moves away.
Powell tries to keep at a distance but Mcknight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Mcknight avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Mcknight misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcknight.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
Mcknight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Mcknight back against the cage.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell tries to work over Mcknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcknight struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcknight is struggling to control the position.
Mcknight breaks from the clinch.
Mcknight moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell is looking to clinch but Mcknight is avoiding it.
Mcknight clinches with his opponent.
Powell tries to break the clinch but Mcknight is controlling the position.
Mcknight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcknight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powell's efforts to push away.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcknight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcknight taking a breather.
Mcknight avoids the elbow strike from Powell, against the cage.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Mcknight tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcknight controls his hands.
Mcknight looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Powell misses.
Sloppy strikes from Powell. Those never looked like landing.
Mcknight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcknight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Mcknight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Powell'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Mcknight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcknight.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damari Mcknight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powell is trying to force a seperation but Mcknight has the dominant position.
Mcknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Powell.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcknight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight blocks an elbow strike from Powell.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight looking to stall.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Mcknight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight closes the distance and clinches.
Mcknight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powell is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Mcknight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcknight lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Mcknight lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcknight's brow.
Mcknight looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcknight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Powell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcknight counters with a two punch combo.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcknight was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Powell pushes Mcknight up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcknight avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcknight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcknight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcknight lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mcknight effectively controlling the action here.
Mcknight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damari Mcknight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell misses the jab.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcknight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Mcknight manages to avoid it.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcknight under the eye.
A head kick misses from Mcknight.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcknight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brett Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight has a takedown stuffed.
Mcknight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Mcknight gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mcknight.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Powell can't break the clinch.
Mcknight stalling the fight.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Mcknight uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcknight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcknight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcknight gets the takedown into side control.
Mcknight decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brett Powell's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcknight moves into the clinch.
Mcknight is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Powell can't fight it off and eventually Mcknight manages to take the fight to the floor. Powell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcknight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcknight looking to sit in guard and control but Powell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powell stands up over Mcknight, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcknight is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Damari Mcknight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damari Mcknight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcknight 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damari Mcknight!
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