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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Anawalla (ranked 806 p4p, 110 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 1970 p4p, 241 weight class). Knox has chosen 'Til I Collapse | Eminem as his entrance music. Prince Anawalla could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kappa Knox's chin.
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190 lbs
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189 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Prince Anawalla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Anawalla's head but Anawalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anawalla misses with a body shot.
Anawalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Knox wants to counter with a clinch but Anawalla pushes him away.
Prince Anawalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Knox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anawalla sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anawalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Anawalla.
Anawalla misses with a wild body shot.
Knox scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anawalla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox moves out of range as Anawalla strikes.
Knox lands with a straight right. Anawalla didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Prince Anawalla has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Anawalla misses the target.
Anawalla moves into the clinch.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox prevents a body shot from Anawalla.
Anawalla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Knox blocking some punches.
Anawalla tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anawalla.
Anawalla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anawalla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Anawalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Anawalla misses with a body punch.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anawalla misses with an elbow over the top.
Anawalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anawalla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to work over Anawalla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anawalla blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anawalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Anawalla lands a body punch.
Anawalla tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Anawalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anawalla lands with a short shot to the head.
Anawalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with some punches.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anawalla.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anawalla.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anawalla blocking some punches.
Anawalla lands a body shot.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Anawalla.
Anawalla scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Anawalla cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Knox misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Anawalla avoids the damage to the body.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anawalla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Anawalla.
Anawalla scores with a hook to the body.
Anawalla manages to break the clinch.
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Anawalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla lands a shoulder strike.
Anawalla works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anawalla misses with an elbow strike.
Knox working aggressively here.
Anawalla has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A shot in the inside from Anawalla.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anawalla lands with a light punch inside.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
A short uppercut from Anawalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Anawalla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Prince Anawalla's cut.
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.
Knox avoids the body shot from Anawalla.
Anawalla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kappa Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anawalla looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Anawalla is looking to wear down Knox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anawalla misses with a wild body shot.
Anawalla rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Prince Anawalla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anawalla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox has Anawalla pressed against the cage, preventing Anawalla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anawalla is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anawalla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anawalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Anawalla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anawalla.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Anawalla.
Anawalla wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox trying to stall but Anawalla improves his position.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anawalla fails to land.
Anawalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anawalla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anawalla blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Anawalla.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Anawalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
Anawalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Anawalla avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anawalla as the two fighters clinch.
Anawalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anawalla lands with a left to the head.
Anawalla lands with a right to the head.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Anawalla controls his hands.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Anawalla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks the elbow strike.
Anawalla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anawalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox misses with some punches.
Anawalla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anawalla misses with a body punch.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anawalla throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Anawalla blocking some punches.
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anawalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anawalla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anawalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anawalla.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla throws a head punch that misses.
Anawalla lands a shoulder strike.
Anawalla misses with a body punch.
Anawalla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anawalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anawalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anawalla is keeping busy.
Anawalla swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox looking to stall.
Anawalla misses with some punches.
Anawalla breaks the clinch.
Anawalla avoids the body shot from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Anawalla's shoulder, as Anawalla tries to avoid the shot.
Anawalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anawalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anawalla is keeping busy.
Knox is looking to control Anawalla's arms but Anawalla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anawalla.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Anawalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Anawalla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Prince Anawalla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anawalla misses the shot to the body.
Anawalla lands a body shot.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Anawalla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox tests Anawalla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anawalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot.
It looked like Anawalla wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anawalla manages to avoid it.
Anawalla throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Prince Anawalla's cut is getting worse.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anawalla misses with a body shot.
Knox blocks a jab.
Anawalla slips under a jab from Knox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anawalla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anawalla blocking some punches.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anawalla.
Anawalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anawalla.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla misses with a body punch.
Anawalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Anawalla.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anawalla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anawalla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox working aggressively here.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it misses.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Knox is looking to control Anawalla's arms but Anawalla gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the cage.
Anawalla blocks an uppercut.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anawalla fails to land.
Anawalla managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Anawalla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anawalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anawalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Anawalla finish him?
Knox taking a breather.
Anawalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anawalla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anawalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Anawalla works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anawalla as Knox tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Anawalla as the two fighters clinch.
Anawalla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anawalla lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anawalla pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anawalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Anawalla.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Anawalla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anawalla gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox trying to stall but Anawalla improves his position.
Anawalla scores with a hook to the body.
Anawalla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anawalla blocking some punches.
Knox misses with some punches.
Anawalla misses with an elbow strike.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Nice body punch from Anawalla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Anawalla clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Prince Anawalla's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anawalla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anawalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anawalla tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anawalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Knox.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Anawalla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anawalla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Anawalla 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anawalla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox cracks the inside of Anawalla's front leg.
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!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anawalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anawalla closes the distance and clinches.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anawalla as Knox tries to tie him up.
Anawalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anawalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anawalla throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anawalla has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Anawalla.
Anawalla blocks a body shot from Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anawalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Anawalla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox prevents Anawalla from breaking the clinch.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anawalla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anawalla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox trying to stall but Anawalla improves his position.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
Anawalla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anawalla lands a nice uppercut.
Anawalla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anawalla.
Anawalla misses with an elbow over the top.
Anawalla looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Anawalla lands a shoulder strike.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Anawalla blocks an uppercut.
Anawalla blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anawalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anawalla.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anawalla backwards.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Anawalla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anawalla just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
Anawalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox blocks a body shot from Anawalla.
Knox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anawalla.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Anawalla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Knox.
Nice body punch from Anawalla.
Knox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Anawalla, against the cage.
Anawalla lands an uppercut.
Anawalla works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Anawalla had his way with Kappa Knox in that round.
The cut man is working on Prince Anawalla's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anawalla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anawalla loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anawalla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anawalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Anawalla scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anawalla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Anawalla misses its target.
Anawalla misses with a body shot.
Anawalla misses with a body shot
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Anawalla. Anawalla maintains the clinch.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Anawalla pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anawalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anawalla wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anawalla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anawalla working aggressively here.
Anawalla misses with a body punch.
Anawalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Anawalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a body shot from Anawalla.
Knox trying to stall but Anawalla improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anawalla.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anawalla gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anawalla misses with an elbow over the top.
Anawalla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Anawalla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Anawalla.
Still in the clinch, Anawalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Anawalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anawalla cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Anawalla misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Anawalla.
Anawalla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anawalla as Knox tries to tie him up.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Anawalla.
Anawalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Anawalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anawalla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anawalla is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anawalla throws an elbow that misses.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anawalla pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anawalla lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anawalla throws an elbow but misses.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Anawalla misses with a punch to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Anawalla pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Anawalla manages to break the clinch.
Anawalla slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anawalla. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anawalla misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince Anawalla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anawalla takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anawalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Anawalla.
Anawalla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anawalla just misses with a punch to the body.
Anawalla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat.
Kappa Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anawalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Anawalla fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Anawalla fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Anawalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Anawalla misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince Anawalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox tries to work over Anawalla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Anawalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anawalla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Anawalla!
Prince Anawalla retains his middleweight title!
Prince Anawalla seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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