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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Inas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Inas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Inas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Inas misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Johnny Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles defending well as Inas loads up on a big left hand.
Inas misses with a hook. Knuckles ducked under it nicely.
Inas blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Inas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knuckles.
Inas looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inas.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Inas moves out of range.
Knuckles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Inas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inas.
Inas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knuckles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inas.
Inas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Knuckles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Johnny Knuckles has been cut.
Inas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inas misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Inas avoids nicely.
A big right from Inas misses.
Knuckles lands a jab.
A big left from Inas misses.
Knuckles takes a swing at Inas's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a body shot.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knuckles slips a straight right by Inas.
Inas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Inas is rocked!
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Inas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knuckles throws a hook but Inas avoids it easily.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inas avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inas moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Inas blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles throws a nice looking combination but Inas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inas blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Inas moved out of range.
Inas slips a jab from Knuckles.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Inas avoids nicely.
Inas moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Inas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Inas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inas slips a jab and a cross from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a head kick but Inas moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick and Inas moves out of range easily.
Inas ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Inas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Inas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Inas avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Inas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Inas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles avoids the body shot from Inas.
Knuckles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles throws a hook but Inas avoids it easily.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Inas's shoulder, as Inas tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inas.
Nice defenses there by Inas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles swinging wildly here.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knuckles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knuckles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Inas moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Inas dodges the punch combination from Knuckles.
A big right from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Inas seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Inas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Inas misses its intended target.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles is looking to land body kicks.
Inas lands a left and a right that sends Knuckles crashing to the canvas! Inas dives into mount looking to finish!
Knuckles is rocked!
Knuckles looks gassed!
Inas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knuckles is still in real trouble! Can Inas finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Knuckles seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inas avoids the attempt from Knuckles to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Inas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Knuckles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Inas with a series of wild strikes but Inas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles throws a hook but Inas avoids it easily.
Knuckles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Inas throws a shot from downtown. Knuckles moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knuckles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Inas scores with a punch to the head.
Knuckles cracks Inas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Inas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Knuckles pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Inas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Knuckles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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