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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Gatho acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gatho throws and elbow that misses. Knogen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gatho's guard. Nice move by Knogen!
Knogen wants to get up but he can't break Gatho's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knogen won't allow Gatho to sweep him here.
Knogen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gatho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knogen tries to clinch but Gatho moves out of range.
Gatho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knogen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gatho.
Gatho clinches but Knogen breaks the clinch
and Knogen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gatho moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knogen stands up from Gatho's guard - Knogen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Knogen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gatho backs up against the cage.
It looks like Ben Gatho has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho wants to clinch.
Knogen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatho.
Knogen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slow jab from Gatho misses its intended target.
Knogen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knogen duly obliges.
Knogen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gatho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gatho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knogen managing to block the knees to the body from Gatho.
Gatho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knogen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gatho tries to land a knee to the head but Knogen blocks with his arms.
Knogen wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatho won't allow it.
Gatho throws an elbow that misses.
Knogen is trying to break the clinch but Gatho is controlling him.
Gatho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knogen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knogen managing to block the knees to the body from Gatho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knogen blocks it with crossed arms.
Knogen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gatho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gatho is trying to maintain a safe position but Knogen gets an underhook and turns Gatho into the cage.
Gatho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gatho thows a big elbow that misses.
Gatho thows a big elbow that misses.
Knogen has his feet on Gatho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gatho has his takedown stuffed
and Knogen counters by moving into the clinch.
Richard Knogen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gatho.
Gatho looks gassed!
Knogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gatho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knogen up against the cage.
Gatho looking to slow down the pace here.
Knogen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gatho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knogen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatho throws a hook to the side of Knogen's head but Knogen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatho tries to clinch up but Knogen circles away and keeps his distance.
Knogen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gatho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knogen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gatho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Gatho's face as Knogen controls the position.
Gatho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knogen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Knogen taking a breather here.
Gatho is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Knogen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gatho is trying to escape the mount.
Knogen avoids the attempt from Gatho to control.
Knogen trying to control but Gatho is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho tries to reverse the position but Knogen maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Knogen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gatho's cut.
That's time! Knogen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knogen throws a nice looking combination but Gatho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knogen takes the fight into the clinch.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Gatho moves forwards but Knogen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knogen closes the distance but Gatho moves to the side
and Gatho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gatho.
Gatho looking to throw knees to the head but Knogen is blocking nicely.
Gatho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knogen is defending well for now.
Knogen managing to block the knees to the body from Gatho.
Gatho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gatho trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Knogen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Knogen preventing the sweep.
Gatho controls Knogen momentarily but Knogen frees himself.
Knogen trying to control but Gatho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Knogen manages to pass to side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knogen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gatho to get to his feet.
Knogen slips under a jab.
Knogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatho.
Gatho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knogen counters with a left and a right that stings Gatho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knogen.
Gatho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knogen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knogen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gatho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gatho tries to bench press Knogen off him but Knogen keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gatho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gatho drops an elbow to the side of Knogen's head.
Gatho throwing shots but Knogen is blocking nicely.
Knogen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gatho.
Gatho working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gatho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Gatho crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gatho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knogen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gatho off and has taken his back!
Knogen trying to control.
Gatho tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gatho tries to reverse the position but Knogen maintains control.
Knogen tries to control but Gatho wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatho wants to hold on but Knogen pushes him away.
Gatho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knogen tries to control but Gatho wriggling away.
Gatho wants to control but Knogen is having none of it.
Knogen prevents Gatho from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Knogen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gatho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gatho closes the distance but Knogen moves to the side
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Gatho 's knee.
Gatho shoots and misses
letting Knogen counter with a right hand.
Knogen scores with a jab to the body.
Gatho is looking to clinch but Knogen is avoiding it.
Gatho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gatho tries to clinch up but Knogen circles away and keeps his distance.
Knogen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gatho is looking for a sweep.
Knogen controlling the position from side mount.
Knogen stands up and beckons Gatho to his feet.
Richard Knogen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gatho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatho closes the distance and pushes Knogen back into the cage.
Gatho stalling the fight.
Gatho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knogen is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Knogen.
Knogen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knogen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gatho has him pressed against the cage.
Knogen blocks the elbow strike.
Knogen is trying to break the clinch but Gatho is controlling him.
Gatho working aggressively here.
Knogen gets underhooks to prevent Gatho's takedown attempt.
Knogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knogen working hard to break the clinch.
Knogen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knogen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gatho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knogen tries to bum rush Gatho with a series of wild strikes but Gatho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatho tries to clinch
and Knogen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gatho has hold of one of Knogen's legs. Knogen is fighting the takedown attempt but Gatho gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gatho landing some decent shots from guard.
Gatho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knogen is keeping the position for now.
Gatho throwing strikes from guard but Knogen blocks nicely.
Knogen wants to stand but Gatho is controlling the position.
Gatho trying to control the position from guard on top but Knogen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knogen keeping full guard, as Gatho tries to pass.
Gatho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knogen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knogen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knogen!
Gatho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gatho is letting Knogen control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatho is trying to improve his position.
Gatho is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Knogen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gatho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richard Knogen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richard Knogen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gatho wants to control but Knogen is having none of it.
Gatho gets back to half guard.
Knogen controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Knogen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knogen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Knogen!
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