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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garet Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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165 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garet Jax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Knight!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jax tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Jax misses.
Jax gets caught napping as Knight dives in and scores a takedown. Jax manages to retain guard.
Knight throws and elbow that misses. Jax uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knight's guard. Nice move by Jax!
Jax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Jax pushes down on Knight's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jax is keen to just control but Knight is a slippery customer.
Knight wants to stand back up but Jax manages to pass into side control.
Jax tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jax looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knight is avoiding damage well.
Jax is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.
Jax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Jax cracks Knight with a big right hand but Knight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Jax drags him back down.
Jax trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Knight taking punishment in the form of punches.
Knight is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Jax has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jax working the ground and pound from side control.
Jax happy to just control the position for now.
Jax scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax happy to just control the position for now.
Jax working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knight is not content to let Jax control the position.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Jax drags him back down.
Jax trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Jax 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.
Knight struggling a bit here.
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.
Jax controls the position.
Jax is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knight is not content to let Jax control the position.
Jax avoids the strikes from the bottom by Knight.
Knight is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jax is controlling him well.
Jax working the ground and pound from side control.
Jax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Jax stands up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jax shoots for a double leg takedown but Knight sprawls well. He's pushed Jax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garet Jax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jax tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight wants to clinch but Jax slips to the side
and Jax counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knight's guard now.
Jax trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jax stands and steps away. Knight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Knight throws a series of punches but Jax moves out of range.
Knight looks gassed!
Jax fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jax somewhat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
Jax darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to escape.
Jax working the head and body with strikes.
Jax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Jax is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jax wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Jax thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jax trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Jax is nestled in close to Knight, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jax takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Knight pushes Jax off looking to stand but Jax dives back in and keeps control.
Jax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
That's eight 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Garet Jax wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jax scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Jax thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jax trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight has momentary wrist control but Jax slips an elbow through the middle.
Jax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jax sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knight's guard.
Jax is keen to just control but Knight is a slippery customer.
Jax with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight is in trouble now - Jax has advanced to mount!
Knight is bucking up trying to escape but Jax cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jax working for a submission but Knight is keeping him at bay.
Jax dominating with strikes here.
Jax controlling his opponent.
Knight wants to control but Jax is having none of it.
Knight keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jax trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garet Jax dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jax throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jax.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Jax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garet Jax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jax throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Jax shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jax shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight fails to land the takedown.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Jax closes the distance and clinches up with Knight, looking for a takedown. Jax pushes Knight against the ropes but Knight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and Jax counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knight!
Knight is in a horrible position here. Jax smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Knight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jax lands a heavy elbow.
Jax looking to control but Knight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jax has hold of Knight's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knight manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Jax's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Knight is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Garet Jax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knight is in a horrible position here. Jax smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jax is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Knight can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jax working for a submission but Knight is keeping him at bay.
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Knight that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jax with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Shawn Knight has been cut.
Jax breaks from Knight's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Jax's attempts to control the action.
Jax lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knight hang on?
Jax controlling from the full mount.
Jax can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jax content just to control the position here.
Jax looking to secure an arm triangle but Knight defends it well.
Jax punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jax raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jax wants to control the pace but Knight is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jax lands a heavy elbow.
Jax scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knight?
Jax fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jax tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Jax controlling the pace for now.
Knight wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jax looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jax tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Jax pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jax content just to control the position here.
Jax lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jax landing strikes from the mount and Knight is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jax cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jax tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Knight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jax has control of Knight's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Knight regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jax looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jax can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.
Jax lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knight hang on?
Jax lands with some strikes.
Jax working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Knight turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jax off and cradles Knight's limp body as Jax celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Garet Jax!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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