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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix. Bronson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Charles Bronson - Youth Attack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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277 lbs
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242 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronson misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight with a jab.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Bronson moved away.
As Knight backs off Bronson throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight thumps Bronson with a low kick.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
As Bronson backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knight with a body shot.
Knight lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bronson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bronson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knight throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Knight thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good work by Bronson as he checks the leg kick.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Bronson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronson.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That has opened up Charles Bronson's cut even more.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bronson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight instigates a clinch.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight wants to break free but Bronson has control.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Knight prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knight throws a head kick that misses
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bronson. Knight shrugs it off though.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronson throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bronson counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knight throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Knight.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knight throws an elbow but misses.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bronson is keeping busy.
Bronson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bronson can turn it around.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Bronson controls the action.
A body shot lands from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight working aggressively here.
Bronson digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Bronson tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson lands the left hand.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson checks a low kick from Knight.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Bronson catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Knight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Knight.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Knight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Charles Bronson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Knight.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bronson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice body kick.
Bronson stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight tries to land a body kick
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Knight.
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bronson's hands.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1-2. Bronson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bronson throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronson digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Knight lands but Bronson takes it in his stride.
The cut above Charles Bronson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
And Knight counters with a quick kick to the body but Bronson blocks it.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Knight.
Bronson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronson misses with a wild combination.
Knight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronson's calf.
Bronson throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Bronson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Knight.
Bronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Knight tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronson needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight lands with a hook. Bronson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Charles Bronson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bronson wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight misses the jab.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
As Knight backs off Bronson throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronson.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Knight misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Bronson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight is looking to chop away at Bronson's legs.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bronson's knee momentarily.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronson throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Bronson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rockford Knight's cut is getting worse.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Knight misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Knight wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronson misses.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rockford Knight will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Bronson as he checks the leg kick.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnight.
Knight wants to clinch
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Knight lands.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Rockford Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Knight blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bronson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight retains his super heavyweight title!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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