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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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171 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Hope! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knight throws a head kick that misses. A nice side step and Hope releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Knight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Hope is looking for a sweep. Hope is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Hope manages to get back to half guard. Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Knight working over Hope with some ground and pound. Hope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead. Hope actively working from the bottom here. Ground and pound from Knight. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knight scoring with strikes to the body and head. Hope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots. Knight trying to pass the guard but Hope defending well. Hope wants to improve his position but Knight is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hope can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hope taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard. Hope looking for submissions off his back. Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily. Knight lands strikes from half guard. Knight working Hope over with strikes. Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple. Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Knight lands with a punch from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow. Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Ground and pound from Knight. Knight is trying to work for a kimura but Hope is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Knight working Hope over with strikes. Hope actively working from the bottom here. Knight winds up and cracks Hope with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hope really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Hope is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily. Knight lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Knight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knight drops an elbow to the side of Hope's head. Hope actively working from the bottom here. Hope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily. Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Hope looks winded! Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Hope is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Knight has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Knight working the head and body with strikes. Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Hope is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots. Hope looking for submissions off his back. Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knight trying to control from half guard but Hope is working away. Hope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Hope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Hope is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Knight has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Knight is nestled in close to Hope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knight lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow. Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Knight dominated that round. 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.
Knight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Hope gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hope can do to turn this around? Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Hope looking for submissions off his back. Hope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Hope's temple. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Hope is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hope is rocked! Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead. Hope is still in real trouble! Can Knight finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round. Knight working over Hope with some ground and pound. Hope looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Ground and pound from Knight. Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. We've been informed that Hope has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Hope looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Knight slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead. Hope has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Knight lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hope quite badly. Hope pulls Knight in close trying to recover. Knight postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hope on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hope doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Green Knight!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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