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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Gardner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Knox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gardner to the mat! Gardner manages to get full guard.
Gardner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knox content to stall in guard here.
Gardner keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Gardner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Gardner is striking off his back. Knox thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gardner!
Gardner is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox is landing with some decent strikes but Gardner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Knox tries to control but Gardner wriggling away.
Knox controlling his opponent.
Knox blocks Gardner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Knox tries to control but Gardner wriggling away.
Knox controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner tries to hold on but Knox postures up.
Knox controlling the pace for now.
Gardner is squirming around, avoiding Knox's attempts to control the action.
Knox looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gardner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Knox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gardner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knox looking to control and managing it successfully.
Knox working the ground and pound effectively.
Gardner is rocked!
Knox lands a big shot to the head and Gardner winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frederick Knox!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
19% |
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