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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Knight!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Do misses.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knight drops his hands momentarily and Do takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Do.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight thuds a left hand into Do's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Do as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Knight pushes Do up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Knight lands a knee to the body.
Do lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Do has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knight avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Do has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knight obliges.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Do wants to take the fight to the mat but Knight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do is breathing heavily.
Knight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Do's face.
Knight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Do's ribcage.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Do presses Knight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knight is defending well.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight lands a knee to the body.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knight lands an elbow that stopped Do in his tracks for a moment.
Knight lands an elbow just above Do 's eye.
Knight lands a knee to the body.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Do's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Come on Knight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Do is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight prevents a takedown attempt there.
Do misses with a hook to the ribs.
Do trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Knight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Do's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Knight.
Knight scores a nice knee to the body.
Knight landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
Knight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knight.
Knight lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Do in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
Knight lands an elbow inside that Do shrugs off.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Knight landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Knight.
Knight is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Knight slips under a jab from Do.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ted Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Do misses.
Do stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Do wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Do throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a big head kick but Do shrugs it off.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Do as he jumps to the side.
Knight misses with a hook
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight has managed to clinch.
Do scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Do goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knight prevents it.
Do tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Do has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Knight clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Knight is working Do over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Do wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Knight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knight's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Do is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Do is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
Do scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Knight tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Do. Those never looked like landing.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Do looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Do.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Do blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight misses with a head kick.
Knight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Do duly obliges.
Do misses with a body shot.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knight prevents it.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knight has him pressed against the cage.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knight is defending well for now.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Knight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Do.
Do tries a knee to the head but Knight blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knight.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Do lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Do misses with a knee to the head.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight has Do pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Do manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Do working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Do wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight dodges an elbow strike from Do.
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Do has Knight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Knight.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Knight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Knight prevents Do from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Do drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knight pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ted Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight connects with the punch.
Billy Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Knight tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Knight!
Ted Knight 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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