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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dont know (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). know comes to the cage accompanied by Diamonds are forever. Niko Clooten has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with dont know's chin.
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217 lbs
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190 cm
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dont know!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Clooten!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clooten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clooten clobbers know with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Clooten does no damage.
Clooten drops his hands momentarily and know takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clooten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by know.
know scores with a one two! Clooten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
know misses with a combination
and Clooten counters with a head kick. That will keep know thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
know misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
know rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clooten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clooten drops know with a left and a right! Oh, know is hurt - Clooten dives into side control looking to finish!
know is rocked!
It looks like dont know has been cut.
know sneaks back into half guard.
know trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten trying to control from half guard but know is working away.
know avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clooten.
know trying to get back to full guard but Clooten takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Clooten looking to ground and pound but know is blocking nicely.
Clooten wants to control the pace but know is squirming around nicely.
Clooten 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.
know is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clooten throwing strikes here but know is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
know blocking the ground and pound.
Clooten prevents know from getting the reversal.
Clooten 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.
know tries to hold on but Clooten postures up.
Clooten trying to control but he's not successful this time.
know is bucking up trying to escape but Clooten cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
know tries to lock up and control but Clooten gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
know in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
know is looking to improve his position but Clooten isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clooten tries to control but know wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
know keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
know is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
know is desperately trying to improve his position but Clooten has a good base and remains in mount.
Clooten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clooten tries to control but know wriggling away.
Clooten throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
know is looking to improve his position but Clooten isn't that keen on the idea.
know tries to hold on but Clooten pushes him away.
know really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clooten looking to control but know is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Clooten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dont know's cut.
That's time! know's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
know lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clooten takes a step back to recover.
know throws a jab but it's blocked by Clooten.
know lands with a good body shot.
know jabs at Clooten's body.
A big left from know misses.
Clooten tries to clinch but know moves out of range.
Clooten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by know.
know scores with a punch to the head.
know closes the distance but Clooten moves to the side
letting Clooten counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clooten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
know looks to score with a jab to the body but Clooten is just out of range.
know gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clooten is breathing heavily.
Clooten trying to control the position from guard on top but know is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
know manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
know avoids the attempt from Clooten to control.
know tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
know has control of Clooten's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Clooten regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Clooten is squirming around, avoiding know's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
know goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Clooten is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as know holds on and takes a little breather.
know avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clooten is looking to work some ground and pound but know has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
know working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Clooten has passed into half guard!
know is trying to stand up here but Clooten is controlling him well.
know avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clooten.
know moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clooten trying to control the position from guard on top but know is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
know can't keep his opponent in guard - Clooten advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clooten wants to lay and pray for a moment but know keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten thows a huge punch but know dodges it nicely.
know is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Clooten jumps into side control!
Clooten working the strikes but know uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
know tries to get to full guard but Clooten has control of the leg.
Clooten is keen to just control but know is a slippery customer.
Clooten trying to pass the guard but know defending well.
Clooten stops know from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dont know dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dont know's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
know looks to land a left hand but Clooten moved out of range nicely.
know moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clooten slips a jab and a cross from know.
know fails to land with a series of punches.
Clooten slips a straight right by know.
know throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clooten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
know tried to score with a low kick but Clooten checks it.
Clooten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clooten ducks under a wild hook from know.
The fight stays on the outside here - know looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from know. Those never looked like landing.
know moves away from the strike by Clooten.
know swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten moves into the clinch.
Clooten swings wildly with an uppercut but know uses good head movement to avoid it.
know lands with a short head shot on the inside.
know avoiding damage as Clooten throws knees to the body.
Clooten lands a hook that snaps the head of know backwards.
know tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clooten managing to block the knees to the body from know.
Clooten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. know is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
know tries a knee to the head but Clooten blocks it.
Clooten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for know.
dont know is winning the standup battle so far.
know changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clooten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clooten throws a left and a right that both miss
and know counters with a lovely shot to the body.
know wants to clinch up but Clooten keeps it at a distance.
Clooten thows a leg kick but know checks it
and know counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
know misses with a head kick.
dont know seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
know bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
know misses with a few strikes there.
know looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
know shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clooten eats them both and turns towards know to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
know throws a left that rocks Clooten and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! know dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Clooten regain composure!
Clooten is rocked!
know works to advance to full mount. Clooten defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Clooten is still in real trouble! Can know finish him?
know looking to control and managing it successfully.
know jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Clooten manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clooten seems to have recovered his senses.
know in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
know tries to advance to mount but Clooten denies him.
Clooten is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clooten is trying to control know's posture but know avoids it.
know wants to control but Clooten is keeping him busy.
know working away.
know has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Clooten!
know controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
know trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
dont know showed his dominance in that final round.
I think know 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dont know!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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