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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that New Knox has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily New Knox seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, New Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howard Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yuen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yuen manages to break the clinch.
Yuen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuen tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knox.
Yuen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yuen forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Yuen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like New Knox has been cut.
Yuen misses with a knee strike.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Yuen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen instigates a clinch.
Yuen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yuen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Howard Yuen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuen wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Yuen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yuen is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Yuen.
Knox stalling.
Yuen tries to land knees in the clinch but Knox avoids the damage to the body.
Yuen tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Yuen back against the cage.
Yuen tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yuen scores with a knee to the head.
Yuen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yuen manages to break the clinch.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuen's hands.
Yuen moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yuen.
Yuen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard Yuen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yuen is looking to clinch.
Yuen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuen tries to clinch
and Knox counters with an outside leg kick.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Yuen. Yuen maintains the clinch.
Knox stalls.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Yuen prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Yuen is controlling the position.
Yuen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a lazy head kick
and Yuen counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.
Yuen breaks the clinch.
Knox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yuen's sensitive parts.
Yuen wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Yuen tries to clinch up.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yuen rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yuen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Howard Yuen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on New Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox throws a body punch but Yuen moves out of range.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Yuen looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Yuen ducks down to avoid it.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Yuen wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox misses with the combination.
Yuen wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Yuen pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuen letting Knox take a breather here.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Yuen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox scores with a jab.
Yuen clinches up against the cage.
Yuen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yuen struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yuen has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Yuen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuen moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuen's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen tries to clinch up
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into Yuen's guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Yuen keeps moving.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. New Knox wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Yuen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuen moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox throws a wild body kick that Yuen sees coming a mile off.
Yuen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yuen checks a leg kick nicely.
Yuen clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox tries a body shot but Yuen blocks it.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Yuen has double underhooks.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox avoiding damage as Yuen throws knees to the body.
Yuen working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Yuen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuen misses with some punches.
Yuen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yuen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Yuen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yuen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuen misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that New Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on New Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yuen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuen tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knox wants to control from the top but Yuen keeps moving.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because New Knox just wasn't active enough.
Yuen moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Knox counters by moving into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Yuen keeps him there for the moment.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yuen working aggressively here.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Yuen has him pressed against the cage.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuen tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox avoids the body shot from Yuen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Yuen doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yuen swivels and escapes.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Yuen is looking to clinch.
New Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yuen moves away.
Yuen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yuen tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox looks for the body kick but Yuen saw that one coming.
Yuen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Yuen is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuen closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen lands a nice shot to the body.
Yuen tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox avoids the head kick by Yuen.
Yuen tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuen doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Yuen tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Yuen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuen closes the distance and clinches.
Yuen breaks from the clinch.
Knox lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a body punch but Yuen moves out of range.
Yuen tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Yuen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yuen is looking to clinch.
Yuen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yuen working aggressively here.
Yuen landing knees to the head.
New Knox's cut is getting worse.
Yuen breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yuen takes a step back to recover.
Yuen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yuen is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
New Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Knox!
New Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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