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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knox!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fist pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knox fails to pull guard.
Fist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fist moves into the clinch successfully.
Fist manages to break the clinch.
Fist closes the distance and clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fist - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fist seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Still in the clinch, Fist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fist lands a knee to the head.
Fist scores a nice knee to the body.
Fist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fist rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Fist is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox avoids the head kick by Fist.
Knox wants to clinch but Fist slips to the side
and Fist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fist.
Fist softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fist smiles and moves away.
Fist has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fist slows down the pace here.
Fist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Fist.
Fist scores with a spinning back kick!
Knox tries to clinch
and Fist moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fist walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Knox.
Knox darts in trying to clinch
and Fist counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fist smiles and moves away.
Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fist wants to clinch.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fist clinches up against the cage.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fist connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Knox has been cut.
Fist content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fist smiles and moves away.
Lee Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox moves out of range as Fist strikes.
Fist moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Fist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fist's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
Knox looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Fist pushes past his half guard into mount!
Knox tries to hold on but Fist postures up.
Knox is working to get back to half guard.
Fist gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox shoots and misses
and Fist counters by clinching up.
Fist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knox's face.
Fist with a knee to the head.
Fist lands a left hand.
Fist slows down the pace here.
Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Fist instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Fist.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox fails with the takedown
and Fist holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Knox.
A right handed body shot lands from Fist.
Knox tries to pull guard but Fist won't allow it.
Fist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fist smiles and moves away.
Fist pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Fist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fist misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Fist.
Fist lands a shot to the body.
Knox tries to pull guard but Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Knox drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Fist to work.
Fist manages to break the clinch.
Fist closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a single leg into guard. Fist didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Fist has wrist control.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Fist is retaining full guard.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox drops back looking for a leg! Fist is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fist manages to kick Knox off! Knox jumps back into Fist's guard.
Knox trying to control but Fist is working from the bottom.
Knox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fist is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fist has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Fist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fist throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Fist tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox tries to pull guard but Fist won't allow it.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee Fist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Knox.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fist fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox shoots and misses
and Fist counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fist could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fist breaks from the clinch.
Fist drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fist walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fist clinches.
Fist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt
and Fist counters by clinching up.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
Fist lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
and Fist counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox jumps guard but Fist stands there with Knox around his waist. Knox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox tries to pull guard but Fist won't allow it.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fist tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Fist tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fist is looking to land body kicks.
Knox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fist but Fist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Lee Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knox blocks a head kick by Fist.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox blocks a head kick by Fist.
Johnny Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Fist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Fist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Fist!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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