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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Knox!
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, Jordan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mayer defends it nicely.
Knox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayer tries to avoid it but Knox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayer to the ground. Mayer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knox goes for a double leg but Mayer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mayer continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frederick Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mayer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer controlling the position.
Knox trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayer holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Mayer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
My spies in Midnight MMA inform me that Mayer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mayer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Mayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mayer works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Mayer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mayer pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knox tries to roll over but Mayer keeps him under control.
Mayer working over Knox with some ground and pound. Knox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Knox is looking to stand up but Mayer isn't so interested in that idea.
Mayer passes into half guard.
Mayer drops an elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Mayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knox wants to control but Mayer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mayer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mayer lands a nice short elbow.
Knox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayer slows the pace down in half guard.
Mayer working the head and body with strikes.
Mayer controlling the action here.
Mayer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mayer dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mayer shoots in and bounces Knox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayer trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Mayer postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Mayer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mayer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mayer defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Mayer lands a couple of elbows.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jordan Mayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mayer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Mayer from controlling successfully.
Knox keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Mayer keeps trying to improve his position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mayer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knox keeping full guard, as Mayer tries to pass.
Mayer stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mayer lands a few punches from side control.
Mayer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mayer working the body and head with strikes.
Mayer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Knox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mayer connects with a decent elbow.
Mayer working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox taking a bit of punishment here - Mayer scoring with strikes.
Mayer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mayer wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face as Mayer controls the position.
Mayer grinds an elbow into Knox's temple.
Mayer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mayer working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to remain calm as Mayer controls from the top position.
Mayer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Mayer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayer is putting a hurting on Knox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mayer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mayer controlling the position.
Mayer is working Knox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer working the body and head with strikes.
Mayer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Knox takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Mayer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mayer gets a takedown into half guard.
Mayer is taking a breather. Knox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mayer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knox to regain full guard.
Mayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayer.
Mayer working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Knox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mayer defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mayer works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Mayer content to stall in guard here.
Mayer is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Mayer stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Mayer controls the position.
Mayer scoring with punches from side control.
Mayer is putting a hurting on Knox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mayer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mayer working away.
Mayer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mayer scores with punches from side control.
Mayer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Knox's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mayer working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knox is trying to escape the position but Mayer is controlling the position.
Mayer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Mayer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mayer landing strikes.
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knox takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mayer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Mayer working away.
Mayer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knox!
Mayer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer is landing with some decent strikes but Knox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Frederick Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan Mayer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayer unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Mayer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Mayer!
A relieved looking Jordan Mayer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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