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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milton Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Knight!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bridges is out of range.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Bridges has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Bridges's head.
Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
Bridges throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
Knight is trying to control the position but Bridges postures up.
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges throws a big elbow that misses.
Bridges advances to half guard.
Bridges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knight on the ground.
Knight wants to improve his position but Bridges is controlling well.
Bridges is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Knight gets full guard.
Bridges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges misses with a head shot. Knight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bridges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bridges advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bridges stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bridges preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridges throws a big elbow that misses.
Bridges stopping the sweep attempt from Knight.
Bridges wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bridges looking to score a takedown here. Knight is defending well but Bridges drives through and ends up in Knight's guard.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bridges is controlling him.
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Bridges is proving a slippery customer.
Knight wants to sweep here but Bridges controlling him for the moment.
Bridges trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bridges throwing strikes from guard but Knight blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bridges preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Bridges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bridges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but Bridges persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Bridges or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
Bridges lands a lovely overhand right.
Knight lands a nice hook to Bridges's body. Bridges takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bridges was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Milton Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bridges's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bridges scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bridges or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight throws a hook but Bridges blocks it.
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.
Bridges throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight motions for Bridges to come forward. Knight throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight stuffs the takedown attempt from Bridges. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight catches Bridges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Bridges cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Bridges shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bridges.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridges is just out of range.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bridges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Bridges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bridges is defended easily by Knight.
Knight punishes Bridges's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Bridges with that takedown attempt.
Knight thuds his right hand into Bridges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bridges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knight swivels and escapes.
Milton Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight lands with a right hand.
Bridges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bridges with the ground and pound but Knight uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Knight is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knight keeping full guard, as Bridges tries to pass.
Knight has his hands on Bridges's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bridges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet.
Bridges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
A jab from Bridges misses.
Bridges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bridges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bridges counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bridges stalling away here and it's allowed Knight to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leon Bridges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bridges tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bridges manages to get himself to full guard.
Knight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bridges is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Bridges.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridges is retaining full guard.
Bridges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridges is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridges.
Bridges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight tests Bridges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bridges looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight is looking to chop away at Bridges's legs.
Bridges is looking to wear down Knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bridges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knight avoids it really well and circles away.
Knight misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bridges checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
Bridges slips under a jab.
Bridges shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Bridges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Bridges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bridges to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Bridges closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Bridges getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Knight makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knight.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bridges!
Knight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milton Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Knight!
Milton Knight made sure to mention his sponsor, Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 in his post fight interview.
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energy
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