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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knapp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaz.
Kaz throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knapp stuns Kaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Kaz moves out of range easily.
Kaz throws a hook to the side of Knapp's head but Knapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knapp looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
Kaz is looking to land body kicks.
Knapp fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaz is out of range.
Kaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Knapp off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Knapp is just out of range.
Kaz keeps Knapp at a distance using the push kick.
Kaz cracks Knapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knapp scores with a jab. Kaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Knapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Kaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz pushes Knapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knapp has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Kaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaz.
Kaz tries to work over Knapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaz avoids the head kick by Knapp.
Knapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaz.
Knapp ducks under a wild hook from Kaz.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaz but Kaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaz throws a leg kick which misses Knapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Knapp tries to avoid it.
Kaz is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz scores with a hook.
Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knapp is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaz misses the target.
Knapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaz manages to avoid it.
Knapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knapp throws an overhand right that lands on Kaz's shoulder, as Kaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Kaz didn't see that one coming.
Knapp fails with the takedown.
Kaz stuffs the takedown.
Kaz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
Knapp tries to clinch
and Kaz counters with a good low kick that Knapp was not able to check.
Kaz clobbers Knapp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz tries to clinch but Knapp is having none of it.
Kaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knapp.
Kaz jabs Knapp right on the nose. Knapp blinks but takes it well.
Knapp is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a jab.
Knapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaz finish him?
Knapp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knapp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaz. That snapped Knapp's head back.
Kaz thuds his shin into the meat of Knapp's side.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knapp. That did some damage!
Knapp throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knapp manages to circle out of the way.
Kaz cracks Knapp with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Knapp looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kaz finish him?
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knapp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaz. Kaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaz back to the cage. Knapp follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knapp seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Kaz.
Knapp walks into a stiff left hand from Kaz.
Knapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz.
Knapp misses with a double jab.
Kaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Kaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knapp just manages to avoid it.
Knapp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaz thumps Knapp with a low kick.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knapp lands a jab to the nose.
Kaz moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Knapp shoots in for a double leg but Kaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knapp throws a hook but Kaz avoids it easily.
Jab by Kaz.
Knapp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knapp throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Knapp avoided it.
Kaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Knapp takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Knapp working hard to break the clinch.
Kaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knapp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp takes a shot to the head.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knapp is defending well for now.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Knapp will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaz up against the cage.
Kaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knapp can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz trying to land knees to the body.
Knapp wants to break free but Kaz has control.
Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaz crunches a lovely knee into Knapp's ribcage.
Knapp digs a right hand underneath Kaz's ribcage. Kaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp blocks an uppercut.
Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knapp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Knapp's head.
Knapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knapp. That did some damage!
Knapp lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Kaz ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knapp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knapp somewhat.
Knapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Kaz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knapp's face.
That has opened up Peter Knapp's cut even more.
Knapp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knapp wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Knapp controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with a punch on the inside.
Knapp tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz misses with a leg kick.
Kaz misses with an uppercut. Knapp saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaz.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaz staying out of range there.
Kaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knapp's sensitive parts.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Kaz scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaz connects with a leg kick. Knapp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knapp has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Knapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp closes the distance and clinches up with Kaz, looking for a takedown. Knapp pushes Kaz against the cage but Kaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Max Kaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Knapp.
Knapp is breathing heavily.
Knapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Knapp 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.
Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Knapp moves away and avoids it.
Knapp misses with a right hand
enabling Kaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Whack! Kaz lands a heavy head kick that drops Knapp. The ref tackles Kaz to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Knapp was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Max Kaz!
Max Kaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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RATING
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