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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy has chosen soldier as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCarthy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McCarthy defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
McCarthy throws a nice head kick!
We've been told by Knight's head coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
Knight throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
Knight tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarthy connects with a body shot.
Knight misses with a looping right.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight jabs McCarthy right on the nose. McCarthy blinks but takes it well.
Knight misses with a right hand
and McCarthy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McCarthy!
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from McCarthy tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
Knight throws a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a head kick.
Knight throws a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
Both fighters circling a little - McCarthy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and McCarthy counters with a head kick. That will keep Knight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Knight misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a head kick.
McCarthy defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lunges at McCarthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarthy's hand.
McCarthy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Knight misses with a hook
and McCarthy counters with an outside leg kick.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knight.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCarthy counters with a low kick, right behind Knight 's knee.
Knight throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. McCarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
Knight misses with a left hand
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Mark Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mark Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a right hand that misses
and McCarthy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and McCarthy counters with a head kick. That will keep Knight thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McCarthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on McCarthy's shoulder, as McCarthy tries to avoid the shot.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a good, hard body kick but Knight shrugs it off.
McCarthy defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarthy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with McCarthy's head.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarthy. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
enabling McCarthy to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but McCarthy slips the punch.
McCarthy lands with a right hand.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a nice shot that snaps McCarthy's head back.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight moves to clinch but McCarthy breaks away
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
A low kick from Knight is predictable there
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
Knight swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
Knight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with an inside leg kick.
Knight darts in trying to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight thuds a left hand into McCarthy's body.
McCarthy scores with a jab.
Knight misses with a body shot
and McCarthy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and McCarthy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a nice leg kick.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Knight misses with a body punch
and McCarthy counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Knight dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knight misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Knight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Knight throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and McCarthy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knight misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a body kick.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick
and McCarthy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCarthy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Mark Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Knight.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
McCarthy connects with a body shot that sends Knight's belly button to the back.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Knight misses.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
McCarthy throws a head kick that half lands.
Knight misses with a left hand
and McCarthy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Knight really felt that one!
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight darts in trying to clinch
and McCarthy counters with a nice body kick.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight tries to clinch up
and McCarthy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Knight misses.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight misses with a left hand
and McCarthy counters with an outside leg kick.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
Knight throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCarthy counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
McCarthy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from McCarthy.
Knight misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knight throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCarthy.
Ryan McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and McCarthy counters with a nice body shot.
McCarthy lands with a slapping head kick.
Knight looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
Mark Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a thumping low kick.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan McCarthy.
Well Knight 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Knight!
Mark Knight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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