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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Touko Pouko (ranked 1112 p4p, 54 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 2014 p4p, 98 weight class). Knight has chosen X Gon' Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Shovel Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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144 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouko slips under a jab from Knight.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pouko manages to avoid it.
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pouko.
Knight swings for the body but Pouko moves out of range.
Shovel Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pouko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pouko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pouko tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pouko back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pouko back against the cage.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Pouko has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pouko.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Pouko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Pouko.
Pouko is stalling here.
Knight blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knights head.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight tries to stall but Pouko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Pouko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pouko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Pouko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pouko.
Knight effectively controlling the action here.
Pouko has Knight pushed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pouko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Pouko lands with a right to the head.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pouko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pouko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pouko being controlled against the cage.
Pouko struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pouko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pouko.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
Pouko trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Pouko misses with a punch to the body.
Knight tries a body shot but Pouko blocks it.
Pouko is stalling here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pouko tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pouko back against the cage.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Pouko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pouko tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shovel Knight dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pouko moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight lands a high kick!
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pouko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pouko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pouko.
Knight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pouko takes one to the side of the head.
Pouko throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Pouko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pouko attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Pouko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Pouko circles away.
Knight throws a series of punches but Pouko avoids them all with ease.
Pouko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knight lands with a kick to the temple. Pouko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko lands with a nice combination. Knight backs away looking to recover.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pouko manages to avoid it.
Pouko attempts a counter takedown but Knight avoids it well and moves away.
Knight cracks Pouko with an open hand slap.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight moves out of range as Pouko strikes.
Knight throws a low kick but Pouko moves out of range easily.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Pouko's ribs.
Shovel Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight throws a leg kick that misses.
Pouko throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Pouko. Those never looked like landing.
Knight walks into a stiff left hand from Pouko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pouko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knight punishes Pouko's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pouko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pouko misses with a double jab.
Pouko throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Pouko. Beautiful body shot.
Knight misses with a combination
and Pouko counters with a single leg into guard. Knight didn't expect that.
Knight is trying to keep Pouko in close.
Pouko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knight pulls Pouko in close to prevent any damage.
Pouko trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Pouko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knight keeping full guard, as Pouko tries to pass.
Knight had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pouko defends it easily.
Pouko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Pouko from controlling successfully.
Pouko stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pouko was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Pouko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pouko needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shovel Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knight misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shovel Knight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Pouko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Pouko misses.
Knight clobbers Pouko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pouko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knight sprawls and moves away.
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Shovel Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pouko misses with an uppercut.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Pouko down.
Pouko takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Pouko throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Knight takes a swing at Pouko's ribcage but misses.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knight.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Pouko misses with a few strikes there.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pouko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pouko.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Pouko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knight!
Sloppy strikes there by Pouko.
Who's going to make the next move?
Pouko working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight controls the position for a moment.
A lull in the action here as Pouko stalls from top position.
Knight trying his best to control but Pouko has mounted him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pouko dominating with strikes here.
Pouko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pouko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pouko trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pouko lands a nice shot to the head.
Knight wants to hold on but Pouko pushes him away.
Pouko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shovel Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knight tries to hold on but Pouko pushes him away.
Knight is looking to improve his position but Pouko isn't that keen on the idea.
Knight is still trying to improve position.
Pouko controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is desperately trying to improve his position but Pouko has a good base and remains in mount.
Touko Pouko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouko controlling the pace for now.
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Pouko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knight is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pouko! Knight is hurt baaadly! Pouko is firing away with more strikes - Knight is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Touko Pouko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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