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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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201 cm
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224 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Knotts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane connects with a high kick.
It looks like Don Knotts has been cut.
Knotts throws a sloppy head kick and Sloane moves out of range easily.
Sloane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knotts scores with a hook to the body. Sloane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knotts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sloane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sloane, right into the meat.
Knotts fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloane motions for Knotts to come forward. Sloane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knotts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sloane as he jumps to the side.
Sloane throws a body punch but Knotts moves out of range.
A head kick by Knotts misses
and Sloane counters with a straight right hand.
Sloane throws a sloppy head kick and Knotts moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knotts. Sloane does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Knotts with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Knotts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane throws a lazy head kick
and Knotts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knotts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Knotts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sloane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sloane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knotts.
Knotts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sloane keeping full guard, as Knotts tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloane keeping moving, preventing Knotts from controlling successfully.
Knotts is really struggling to control Sloane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts forces his way into half guard.
Knotts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knotts prevents Sloane from standing back up.
Knotts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knotts looks to land a strike but Sloane avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Knotts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sloane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sloane is looking to stand up but Knotts isn't so interested in that idea.
Knotts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knotts trying to control but Sloane is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Don Knotts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloane cracks Knotts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Sloane lands but Knotts takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Sloane. That snapped Knotts's head back.
Sloane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sloane counters with a stiff right hand.
Don Knotts's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knotts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sloane counters with a good low kick that Knotts was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Sloane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Knotts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knotts tries for a takedown but Sloane circles away easily
and Sloane counters with a straight right hand.
Sloane stuffs the takedown attempt from Knotts. Knotts gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knotts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knotts tries to clinch there but Sloane circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sloane.
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Knotts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloane misses the jab.
Knotts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Knotts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt Sloane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses.
Sloane throws a leg kick but Knotts checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knotts avoids a kick to the body.
Sloane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurt Sloane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloane dips to his left and cracks Knotts with an uppercut!
Knotts shoots in for a double leg but Sloane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Knotts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knotts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloane motions for Knotts to come forward. Sloane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Sloane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knotts takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knotts circles away quickly and effectively.
Knotts avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloane lands with a hook. Knotts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloane throws a solid leg kick but Knotts takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sloane.
Sloane cracks a nice hook into Knotts's ribs.
Sloane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That kick from Sloane tenderised Knotts's leg. Knotts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloane's corner calls for a 1-2. Sloane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloane feints and then cracks Knotts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knotts down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knotts throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Sloane counter with a right hand.
Knotts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sloane as he avoids it easily.
Sloane scores with a jab.
Sloane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Don Knotts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab lands there for Sloane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloane throws a head kick but Knotts moves out of range.
Knotts is looking to clinch.
Sloane lands a jab.
Sloane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knotts moves out of range as Sloane throws a body kick.
Knotts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Knotts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sloane.
Knotts blocks a head kick by Sloane.
Decent striking displayed by Sloane there.
Sloane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knotts moves to clinch but Sloane breaks away
and Sloane counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knotts's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Sloane. No joy for Knotts on that attempt.
Knotts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knotts's hands.
Sloane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knotts.
Jeez, Don Knotts's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloane swinging wildly here.
Sloane throws a head kick that misses.
Sloane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knottss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knotts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sloane.
Sloane keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knotts looks to clinch
and Sloane counters with a good, hard body kick but Knotts shrugs it off.
Sloane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Knotts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kurt Sloane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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