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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braddock Hemingway (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petey Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braddock Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Hemingway pushes him off.
Knox wants to clinch.
Knox avoids the head kick by Hemingway.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knox.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Hemingway circles away.
Knox is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Hemingway pushes him off.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox crunches a lovely knee into Hemingway's ribcage.
Hemingway tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
Hemingway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knox pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hemingway sprawls well initially but Knox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hemingway manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Knox tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox wants to clinch.
Hemingway tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Knox.
Knox fakes the leg kick and cracks Hemingway in the body.
Hemingway looks gassed!
Hemingway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Braddock Hemingway has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox tries to clinch
and Hemingway counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knox!
Hemingway prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
Knox tries to lock up and control but Hemingway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hemingway prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
Knox is squirming around, avoiding Hemingway's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
Hemingway looking to finish with strikes here!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox wants to hold on but Hemingway pushes him away.
Hemingway wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Hemingway prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
Knox is squirming around, avoiding Hemingway's attempts to control the action.
Knox is desperately trying to improve his position but Hemingway has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Hemingway misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Knox is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hemingway landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hemingway tries to control but Knox wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knox tries to reverse the position but Hemingway maintains control.
Knox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knox is trying to escape the mount.
Hemingway looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hemingway unloading with bombs!
Hemingway controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petey Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braddock Hemingway's cut.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hemingway shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox avoids the head kick by Hemingway.
Knox throws a one two combo.
Knox clinches but Hemingway breaks the clinch
and Hemingway counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hemingway wants to work for an arm triangle but Knox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Hemingway from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hemingway on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Hemingway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hemingway can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hemingway wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Knox tries to clinch but Hemingway moves away
and Hemingway counters with a single leg into guard. Knox didn't expect that.
Knox is striking but Hemingway is not phased and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox trying to control here.
Knox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hemingway is looking to stand up but Knox won't let him.
Knox controls Hemingway momentarily but Hemingway frees himself.
Hemingway missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hemingway fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hemingway counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hemingway wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Knox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hemingway controls the pace.
Hemingway cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemingway trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemingway might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Knox kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hemingway slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braddock Hemingway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braddock Hemingway'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. And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Hemingway coming out on top.
Knox tries to clinch up
and Hemingway counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Knox wants to improve his position but Hemingway is controlling well.
Knox wants to control but Hemingway is keeping busy.
Hemingway is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Hemingway is going to stand back up.
Hemingway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hemingway fails to land the takedown.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox looks for a takedown but Hemingway sprawls well.
Hemingway instigates a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes Hemingway up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Hemingway wants a takedown but no success here.
Hemingway tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Petey Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Braddock Hemingway.
Knox landing knees to the head.
Knox lands a nice elbow.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Hemingway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a big head kick but Hemingway shrugs it off.
Hemingway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petey Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemingway throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hemingway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hemingway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hemingway has his foot on Knox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knox works his way back into a safe position though.
Knox wants to control from the top but Hemingway keeps moving.
Knox stays in close to Hemingway's body and controls the position.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox passes Hemingway's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hemingway works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knoxis looking to pass into half guard but Hemingway pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hemingway is in guard.
Hemingway trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Hemingway throwing strikes but missing.
Hemingway stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hemingway puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Petey Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petey Knox!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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