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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Knogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 2 |
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186 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Knogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knogen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vazquez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knogen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vazquez throws a right hand that Knogen ducks under and follows up with a left that Knogen also avoids with ease.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Vazquez takes one to the chin there.
Vazquez clinches up against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vazquez throws the kick towards the body but Knogen avoids it.
Knogen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Richard Knogen has been cut.
Vazquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Knogen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vazquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knogen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vazquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knogen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knogen throws a combination. Vazquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Vazquez takes a swing at Knogen's ribcage but misses.
Knogen looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Knogen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vazquez looks gassed!
Vazquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knogen clinches with his opponent.
Knogen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knogen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knogen looks to land a combination. Vazquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters by clinching up.
Knogen pushes Vazquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knogen breaks the clinch.
Knogen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Knogen does no damage.
Knogen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vazquez backs up against the cage.
Knogen drives through and clinches with Vazquez against the cage.
Knogen breaks from the clinch.
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!
Knogen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knogen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knogen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knogen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vazquez is trying to stall.
Vazquez wants to break free but Knogen has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knogen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a nice leg kick.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez throws a series of punches but Knogen moves out of range.
No joy there for Knogen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knogen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vazquez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick
and Knogen counters with a series of strikes. Vazquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knogen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Knogen.
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Knogen. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vazquez tries to work over Knogen's front leg with a kick but Knogen checks it.
Knogen instigates a clinch.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knogen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knogen.
Knogen stands up and beckons Vazquez to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen feints a jab promting Vazquez to slip. Knogen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vazquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knogen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vazquez throws a right hand that misses
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vazquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knogen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knogen.
Jesus Vazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Vazquez. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vazquez throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with an outside leg kick.
Vazquez dodges the punch combination from Knogen.
Knogen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vazquez's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vazquez enables Knogen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vazquez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knogen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knogen tries to bum rush Vazquez with a series of wild strikes but Vazquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knogen is looking to slow Vazquez down with leg kicks.
Knogen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vazquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Knogen.
Knogen misses with a few strikes there.
Knogen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vazquez misses with a body punch
and Knogen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vazquez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knogen lands with a nice combination. Vazquez backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knogen lands with a nice combination. Vazquez backs away looking to recover.
Vazquez throws a combination that misses
so Knogen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knogen stands up from Vazquez's guard - Knogen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knogen!
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 Richard Knogen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vazquez swinging wildly here.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knogen throws a leg kick which misses Vazquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vazquez tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Knogen. Those never looked like landing.
Knogen throws a one two combo.
Knogen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knogen misses with a two punch combination.
Vazquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Vazquez is trying to push Knogen away but Knogen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez tried to score with a low kick but Knogen checks it.
Knogen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a three punch combo that has Vazquez backing up. Vazquez nods at Knogen to acknowledge the strikes.
Knogen throws a nice looking combination but Vazquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vazquez is breathing heavily.
Vazquez misses with a combination
and Knogen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vazquez thinking.
Vazquez misses with a right hand
and Knogen counters with a series of strikes. Vazquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vazquez gets tackled into the cage by Knogen. Knogen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knogen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knogen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vazquez can do to turn this around?
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knogen.
Knogen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Knogen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knogen.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knogen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richard Knogen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knogen looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Vazquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knogen can pounce on him.
Vazquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knogen throws a right hand that Vazquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vazquez also avoids with ease.
Knogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knogen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Knogen scores with a four punch combination!
Vazquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knogen counters with a shoot takedown. Vazquez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knogen gets to his feet - Vazquez follows without any prompting.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vazquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knogen counters with a low kick, right behind Vazquez 's knee.
Richard Knogen is winning the standup battle so far.
Knogen works over Vazquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Vazquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knogen.
Knogen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knogen throws a combination. Vazquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knogen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knogen throws a series of punches but Vazquez moves out of range.
Knogen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vazquez's guard.
Knogen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vazquez is trying to keep Knogen in close.
Knogen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vazquez for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Richard Knogen just wasn't active enough.
An inside leg kick from Vazquez misses.
Knogen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vazquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vazquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vazquez misses with a double jab.
Vazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knogen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knogen connects with a body shot.
Knogen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knogen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knogen throws a series of punches but Vazquez moves out of range.
Knogen throws a right hand that Vazquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vazquez also avoids with ease.
Vazquez misses with a double jab
and Knogen counters with a left to the body.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knogen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vazquez thows a leg kick but Knogen checks it
and Knogen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knogen scores with a head kick. Vazquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knogen is looking to wear down Vazquez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knogen lands a nice looking body shot.
Vazquez gets caught flat footed, as Knogen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knogen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knogen gets to his feet - Vazquez follows without any prompting.
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 Richard Knogen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vazquez misses with a combination
and Knogen counters with a left and a right that stings Vazquez.
Vazquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knogen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vazquez!
Knogen controlling the position easily from mount.
Knogen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jesus Vazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Knogen controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Richard Knogen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vazquez is looking to clinch.
Vazquez misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knogen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knogen duly obliges.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knogen swinging wildly here.
Vazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knogen manages to avoid it.
Knogen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vazquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knogen scores with a three punch combo!
Vazquez misses with the combination.
Knogen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vazquez eats them both and turns towards Knogen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knogen punishes Vazquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vazquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knogen counters with a good low kick that Vazquez was not able to check.
Knogen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Knogen both land. Nice combination.
Knogen scores with a three punch combo!
Knogen lands a jab-cross combination.
Vazquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knogen counters with an inside leg kick.
Knogen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knogen manages to break the clinch.
Knogen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knogen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knogen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Richard Knogen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knogen throws a series of strikes that have Vazquez backpedaling.
Knogen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knogen avoids the head kick by Vazquez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knogen!
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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Knogen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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