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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 1391 p4p, 190 weight class) and Quintus Octavian (ranked 2318 p4p, 289 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quintus Octavian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Octavian's belly button to the back.
Knox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox has Octavian up against the cage in a clinch.
Octavian takes a shot to the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Octavian.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Octavian.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Octavian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Knox
enabling Octavian to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox thows a body kick. Octavian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knox throws a hook but Octavian avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Octavian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Octavian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Octavian just misses with a punch to the body.
Octavian throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Octavian avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox throws a hook but Octavian blocks it.
Octavian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a body kick that misses.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Octavian counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Knox catches Octavian right on the button with a cross.
Knox takes a swing at Octavian's ribcage but misses.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Octavian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Octavian scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Octavian lands a head kick. Knox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavian staying out of range there.
Octavian tries to counter with a clinch but Knox shakes him off and moves away.
Octavian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Archibald Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavian throws a body kick that misses.
Octavian throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Octavian misses.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Octavian moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Octavian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Octavian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Octavian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Octavian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Octavian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox slips under a jab from Octavian.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Octavian off the cage and back into range.
Knox throws a head kick that half lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octavian.
Octavian lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Octavian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Octavian lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Octavian is rocked!
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Octavian.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Octavian manages to avoid it.
A combination from Octavian does no damage.
Octavian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Octavian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Octavian blocks the body kick.
Octavian walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Octavian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Octavian looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Octavian just gets out of the way.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knox. Octavian shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Octavian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
We've been informed that Octavian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Octavian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Octavian avoids a kick to the body.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Octavian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Octavian throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Octavian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Octavian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox pushes Octavian up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands a right hand.
A short left from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Knox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Octavian's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Octavian.
Octavian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Octavian is out of range.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Knox backs off Octavian throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Octavian.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Octavian can do to turn this around?
Octavian ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Octavians head.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Octavian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Octavian backwards.
Octavian scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Octavian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Octavian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Octavian backwards.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Octavian controls the action.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox working aggressively here.
Octavian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Octavian tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Octavian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Octavian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Octavian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Octavian throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Archibald Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Octavian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands a jab to Octavian's midsection.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Octavian.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Octavian is just out of range.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Quintus Octavian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox throws a right and a left that Octavian avoids nicely.
Octavian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knox back to the cage. Octavian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavian throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Knox blocks a head kick by Octavian.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Knox.
Octavian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox connects with a leg kick. Octavian looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Octavian misses with a body kick.
Octavian throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octavian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Octavian settles back down.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Octavian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a hook.
Octavian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Octavian is breathing heavily.
Knox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Octavian avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Octavian blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Octavian.
Knox tries a body shot but Octavian blocks it.
Octavian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Octavian takes a shot to the head.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Octavian breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Octavian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Octavian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Octavian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Octavian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knox eats them both and turns towards Octavian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Octavian misses with the combination.
Knox throws a jab when Octavian was well out of range.
Octavian throws a counter combo.
Octavian throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octavian throws a sloppy head kick
and Octavian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Octavian moves away from the strike by Knox.
Despite the aggression on Octavian's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Knox throws a push kick but Octavian slaps the foot to one side.
Octavian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Octavian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Octavian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Octavian with a nice cross.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Octavian.
Octavian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Octavian throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a body punch but Octavian moves out of range.
Octavian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Octavian tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Octavian's leg but Octavian calmly moves out of range.
Octavian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Octavian throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Octavian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Archibald Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Octavian off the cage and back into range.
Nice body kick there by Octavian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Octavian throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Octavian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Octavian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox takes a swing at Octavian's ribcage but misses.
Octavian lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Octavian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Octavian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Octavian misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox digs a good hook to Octavian's body.
Knox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Octavian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Octavian saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Octavian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Octavian.
A nice side step and Octavian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Octavian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Octavian tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Octavian.
Octavian wants to counter with a clinch but Knox pushes him away.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Octavian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Octavian moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Knox lands with a straight right. Octavian didn't see that one coming.
Octavian throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Octavian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Octavian.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Octavian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox lands a leg kick that knocks Octavian off balance momentarily.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Octavian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Octavian throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Octavian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox fakes the leg kick and cracks Octavian in the body.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Octavian.
Knox digs a good hook to Octavian's body.
Quintus Octavian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox scores with a nice body kick.
Octavian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archibald Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archibald Knox!
Quintus Octavian spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you all'.
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RATING
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