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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Knight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance but Almighty moves to the side
and Almighty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Almighty pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Almighty has his hands on Knight's head, controlling the position.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Almighty trying to control the position.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almighty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Almighty seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight wants to control from the top but Almighty keeps moving.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight is fighting to break Almighty's control of his arms but Almighty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Almighty working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Almighty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Almighty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almighty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Almighty showed some decent athleticism there.
Almighty controlling the action here.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almighty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Almighty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Almighty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Almighty has control of the leg.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almighty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight won't allow Almighty to pass to mount.
Knight trying to hold on to Almighty's head to control him but Almighty postures up.
Knight keeping hold of Almighty's head, controlling as best he can.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Almighty shoots in but no luck this time.
Almighty moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight is looking for a takedown.
Knight is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Almighty can't fight it off and eventually Knight manages to take the fight to the floor. Almighty looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Almighty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Almighty 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.
Almighty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knight is not content to let Almighty control the position.
Knight tries to roll over but Almighty keeps him under control.
Almighty wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Bruce Almighty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almighty is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Almighty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Almighty wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almighty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Still in half guard, Almighty seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Almighty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Almighty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Almighty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Knight is trying to control Almighty's posture but Almighty avoids it.
Almighty tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.
Almighty throws a strike aimed at the side of Knight's head but Knight avoids it well.
Check out the look on Almighty's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Almighty controls the position from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almighty laying and praying for a moment but Knight takes advantage and regains half guard.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but Almighty is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almighty lands a nice short elbow.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight is pressing down on Almighty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Almighty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almighty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almighty wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
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.
Almighty stands up over Knight, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Almighty preventing the sweep.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Almighty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almighty trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almighty trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Almighty.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Almighty. Almighty maintains the clinch.
Almighty stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Almighty tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight pulls Almighty in close to his closed guard and prevents Almighty from doing any damage or advancing position.
Almighty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing Almighty from standing up.
Almighty wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Almighty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Almighty.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Almighty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Almighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almighty looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Almighty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almighty scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almighty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight trying to control the position here.
Almighty trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty stands and steps away. Knight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Almighty dives in for a single leg takedown but Knight sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Almighty gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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 is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almighty is working away from the top position though.
Almighty tries to pass to full mount but Knight defends it.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty wants to pass to mount but Knight is defending the position.
Almighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Almighty is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knight is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Almighty seems to be looking for submissions.
Bruce Almighty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almighty.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Almighty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almighty wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Almighty controlling the pace.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight dives in for a single leg takedown but Almighty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knight trying to stall but Almighty improves his position.
Almighty has clasped his hands together around Knight's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight is not content to let Almighty control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas Knight 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 is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Almighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almighty 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Almighty!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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