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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Lidstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niklas Lidstrom!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidstrom connects with a jab.
Lidstrom looks to land a combination. Knight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lidstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Lidstrom throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lidstrom.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lidstrom.
A left and a right from Lidstrom both land. Nice combination.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Lidstrom circles away.
Lidstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Lidstrom cracks Knight with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Lidstrom.
Knight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidstrom lands with a shot to the body.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidstrom.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight thows a huge punch but Lidstrom dodges it nicely.
Lidstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knight working Lidstrom over with strikes.
Lidstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lidstrom keeps working.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lidstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Lidstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lidstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lidstrom misses.
Lidstrom cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Knight avoids the body shot from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lidstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
A jab from Lidstrom misses.
A combination from Lidstrom does no damage.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown. Lidstrom tries to sprawl out of it but Knight keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lidstrom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lidstrom lands with a cross.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Lidstrom misses.
Lidstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Lidstrom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knight. Knight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lidstrom takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Lidstrom misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lidstrom wants to sweep here but Knight controlling him for the moment.
Lidstrom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight throws and elbow that misses. Lidstrom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Lidstrom!
Lidstrom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Lidstrom dominated that round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Lidstrom misses
and Knight counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lidstrom!
Knight is working for a guillotine from mount but Lidstrom frees his head quite easily.
Knight with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Knight cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Knight postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lidstrom looks a forlorn figure.
Jason Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight 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.
Knight lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lidstrom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lidstrom manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Knight is keen to just control but Lidstrom is a slippery customer.
Knight stands up and beckons Lidstrom to join him on the feet.
Lidstrom throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lidstrom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lidstrom.
Lidstrom lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Lidstrom misses.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lidstrom throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Lidstrom throws a combination that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lidstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lidstrom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidstrom is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lidstrom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lidstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lidstrom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lidstrom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Lidstrom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lidstrom is trying to maintain the position but Knight is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lidstrom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom misses with a looping left.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knight drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Lidstrom keeps moving.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Knight dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Lidstrom misses the jab.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lidstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niklas Lidstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidstrom throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Lidstrom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight moves away from the strike by Lidstrom.
Lidstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidstrom missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lidstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Lidstrom looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Lidstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidstrom misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Lidstrom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight prevents Lidstrom from getting back to his feet.
Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight is pushing down on Lidstrom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lidstrom is fighting to maintain full guard but Knight has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lidstrom tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight is just content to waste time from the top position. Lidstrom takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Lidstrom is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lidstrom keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Lidstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lidstrom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom misses with the combination.
Knight throws a series of punches but Lidstrom moves out of range.
Knight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidstrom pinned against the cage. Lidstrom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lidstrom sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Lidstrom misses with a body punch
and Knight counters by clinching up.
Lidstrom manages to break the clinch.
Lidstrom scores with a punch to the head.
Niklas Lidstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidstrom.
Lidstrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lidstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidstrom lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lidstrom misses with a body shot
and Knight counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knight.
Lidstrom looking to control.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Lidstrom blocks nicely.
Knight being controlled here momentarily.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lidstrom swivels though and keeps the full 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 Jason Knight.
I think Knight 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Knight!
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