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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiligaynon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Down and Out . Knox has chosen Something I Can Never Have as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mickey Knox is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Knox!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox wants to land a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Knox shoots for a double leg takedown but Hiligaynon sprawls well. He's pushed Knox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Hiligaynon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox cracks Hiligaynon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hiligaynon defends it nicely.
Hiligaynon cracks Knox with a good jab.
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a lazy head kick
and Hiligaynon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hiligaynon scores with a hook.
Knox instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knox jumps into guard, dragging Hiligaynon to the mat.
Hiligaynon wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Hiligaynon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hiligaynon postures up.
Hiligaynon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hiligaynon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hiligaynon controlling from the top position.
Knox is trying to control the position but Hiligaynon postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knox is proving hard to escape from.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodel Hiligaynon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hiligaynon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiligaynon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiligaynon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Rodel Hiligaynon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hiligaynon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
Hiligaynon cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hiligaynon misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hiligaynon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Hiligaynon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hiligaynon throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Hiligaynon lands a body shot.
Hiligaynon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knox with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon slips a jab from Knox.
Knox shoots in for a double leg but Hiligaynon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Hiligaynon throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Hiligaynon.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hiligaynon, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon connects with an inside leg kick.
Mickey Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox looks to land a left hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range nicely.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Hiligaynon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiligaynon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Hiligaynon slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knox moves forwards but Hiligaynon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiligaynon trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hiligaynon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that round.
That's time! Hiligaynon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hiligaynon lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox fails with the takedown
and Hiligaynon counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Hiligaynon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knox looks for a takedown but Hiligaynon sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hiligaynon. Knox shrugs it off though.
Hiligaynon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Hiligaynon punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Hiligaynon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mickey Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiligaynon slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiligaynon.
An inside leg kick from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiligaynon misses the target.
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Hiligaynon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hiligaynon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hiligaynon walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiligaynon. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hiligaynon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Hiligaynon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hiligaynon backs up against the cage.
Hiligaynon tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon slips a jab from Knox.
Hiligaynon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox looks to land a combination but Hiligaynon avoids it well.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Hiligaynon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knox is defended easily by Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox throws a right hand that Hiligaynon ducks under and follows up with a left that Hiligaynon also avoids with ease.
Knox shoots and misses
and Hiligaynon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rodel Hiligaynon is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiligaynon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Hiligaynon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiligaynon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hiligaynon avoids it really well and circles away.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Hiligaynon misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Hiligaynon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiligaynon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Hiligaynon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mickey Knox has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Hiligaynon connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon with a jab.
Hiligaynon scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knox is rocked!
Hiligaynon throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hiligaynon slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiligaynon tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hiligaynon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hiligaynon to the ground. Knox is now in Hiligaynon's guard.
Hiligaynon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hiligaynon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hiligaynon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Knox puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon trying to control but Knox postures up.
Hiligaynon is staying active underneath Knox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox works his way into side control.
Knox working away.
Hiligaynon is looking for a sweep.
Hiligaynon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hiligaynon moves into full guard.
Hiligaynon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiligaynon is retaining full guard.
Rodel Hiligaynon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiligaynon has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Hiligaynon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mickey Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hiligaynon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 has given up his back. Will we see Hiligaynon going for some submissions?
Hiligaynon keeps control of the position easily here as Knox tries to buck him off.
Hiligaynon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Knox but Knox is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiligaynon sprawls well. Hiligaynon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
Hiligaynon lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hiligaynon defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice cross by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodel Hiligaynon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiligaynon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodel Hiligaynon!
Rodel Hiligaynon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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