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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
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251 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Pasanen. Pasanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pasanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox thows a body shot but no joy.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pasanen is able to avoid easily.
Pasanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Pasanen saw that one coming.
Pasanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Pasanen dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Pasanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasanen.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pasanen is out of range and Knox settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pasanen checks a leg kick.
Pasanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pasanen.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pasanen looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a head kick but Pasanen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pasanen connects with the punch.
Pasanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pasanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pasanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pasanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pasanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pasanen staying out of range there.
Pasanen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pasanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knox.
Pasanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox slaps away a takedown attempt from Pasanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Pasanen moved out of range nicely.
Pasanen blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a leg kick but Pasanen checks it
and Pasanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Pasanen is looking to clinch.
Pasanen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knox was covering up waiting for the punch and Pasanen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pasanen preventing the sweep.
Pasanen stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pasanen won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is trying to keep Pasanen in close.
Pasanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pasanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pasanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox wants to control but Pasanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pasanen throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pasanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pasanen throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pasanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pasanen moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pasanen's shoulder, as Pasanen tries to avoid the shot.
Pasanen tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Pasanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pasanen tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Knox throws out a leg kick but Pasanen moves out of range and Knox only half commits.
Pasanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasanen.
Pasanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pasanen stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pasanen has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasanen prevents a body shot from Knox.
Pasanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Pasanen into the ropes.
Pasanen is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pasanen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knox.
Pasanen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pasanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the ropes and back into rage.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pasanen counters with a two punch combo.
Knox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knox wants it to stay on the feet.
Pasanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Pasanen's leg but Pasanen calmly moves out of range.
Pasanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Pasanen defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Pasanen connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Pasanen throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
David Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Pasanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox is looking to control Pasanen's arms but Pasanen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the ropes.
Pasanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pasanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Pasanen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pasanen tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Pasanen.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Pasanen misses.
Pasanen stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
David Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pasanen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Pasanen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pasanen is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Pasanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pasanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pasanen.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Pasanen is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pasanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox connects with a right hand. Pasanen shakes it off.
Knox shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pasanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pasanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Pasanen works Knox's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasanen jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pasanen cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox slaps away a takedown attempt from Pasanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
Pasanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Knox is controlling Pasanen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pasanen trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pasanen.
Pasanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knox defends it well.
Knox keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pasanen winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent Pasanen from advancing to side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pasanen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen prevents Knox from improving his position.
Pasanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knox sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Pasanen checks it.
Knox misses with a hook. Pasanen ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a hook but Pasanen blocks it.
Pasanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pasanen closes the distance and clinches.
Pasanen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Pasanen, against the ropes.
Pasanen breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Pasanen misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Pasanen.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Pasanen's leg but Pasanen calmly moves out of range.
Pasanen moves away from the strike by Knox.
Pasanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pasanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox is looking to score with low kicks.
Pasanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pasanen motions for Knox to come forward. Pasanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pasanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pasanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen wants to clinch.
Knox leaves Pasanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Pasanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Knox trying to control here.
Knox tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pasanen thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Pasanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Pasanen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pasanen forces Knox back against the ropes and clinches.
Pasanen prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Pasanen digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox wants to stall.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Pasanen keeps him there for the moment.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pasanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pasanen.
David Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spete Pasanen.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pasanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox gets caught flat footed, as Pasanen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pasanen postures up.
Pasanen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pasanen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pasanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pasanen drops back looking for a leg! Knox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knox manages to kick Pasanen off! Pasanen jumps back into Knox's guard.
Pasanen thows a big elbow that misses.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pasanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Knox.
A head kick misses from Knox.
A jab from Pasanen finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Pasanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pasanen.
Pasanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pasanen gets a clinch.
Pasanen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knox prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox prevents a body shot from Pasanen.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Pasanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Pasanen throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Pasanen working the head and body with strikes.
Pasanen is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spete Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pasanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spete Pasanen!
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energy
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hype
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