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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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201 cm
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275 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight wants to control but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knight tries to buck Ivanov off but Ivanov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ivanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
A control attempt from Knight but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Knight to control.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
Ivanov working for a guillotine from mount but Knight is in no mood to give up.
Knight is controlling an arm, preventing Ivanov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ivanov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ivanov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knight is now in Ivanov's guard. A big mistake from Ivanov there, giving up the dominant position!
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knight trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Knight pushes his legs off easily.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
Ivanov looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ivanov controls Knight momentarily but Knight frees himself.
Ivanov keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Ivanov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knight is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ivanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight misses with a hook
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Ivanov does no damage.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Ivanov moved out of range nicely.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ivanov misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Ivanov has a takedown stuffed.
Knight takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a hook
and Ivanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Knight scores with the left hand. Ivanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ivanov not doing much here.
Knight is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ivanov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Ivanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Ivanov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Knight manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knight throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ivanov because Knight loaded up on that one.
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knight looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position but Knight isn't that keen on the idea.
Knight looking to ground and pound but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Knight dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
Ivanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanov controls the pace.
Ivanov trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Aleksander Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aleksander Ivanov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice shot by Ivanov.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ivanov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Knight keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.
Ivanov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Knight.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses the jab.
Knight lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danny Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and Ivanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
and Knight moves into the clinch.
Ivanov wants a takedown.
Ivanov lands an uppercut.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
Knight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight just leaning against Ivanov, taking a breather.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight pushes Ivanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight wants to clinch but Ivanov slips to the side
and Ivanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivanov's head.
Knight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ivanov swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanov has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Knight.
Ivanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Knight!
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