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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vann Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hannibal King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hannibal King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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36
182 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vann Knight!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
King dives in and grabs Knight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes down on King's head and hops out.
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
King drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Knight manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King has Knight in his guard.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knight holds on to King's head and controls the position momentarily.
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
King tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Knight is defending well.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
King goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Knight rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King's guard! Nice work there by Knight!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knight stacks King on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knight!
Knight throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Knight gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Knight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Knight has double underhooks.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hannibal King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vann Knight.
Knight prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Knight prevents a body shot from King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Knight is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Knight shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knight as he avoids it easily.
Hannibal King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent King getting side control.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knight is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Knight.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Knight defends the submission attempt.
Knight trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Knight is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King seems to be working for a kimura but Knight defends the submission attempt.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knight has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Knight ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Knight blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a body punch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hannibal King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vann Knight.
Knight is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Knight closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knight sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but King 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.
Nice sprawl there from King as Knight shoots in.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knight shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knight fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Knight persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King won't allow Knight to pass to mount.
King tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight works his way into full mount!
Knight goes for an armbar but King turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Knight dives on top into guard.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
King wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vann Knight hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
King stuffs the takedown.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vann Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hannibal King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knight is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Knight circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vann Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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