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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eta Knox (ranked 2008 p4p, 99 weight class) and Kisada Hida (ranked 1998 p4p, 98 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, David Dallas | Runnin'. Hida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Noisestorm - Crab Rave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisada Hida!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox cracks Hida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hida takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a series of punches but Hida avoids them all with ease.
Hida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hida swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Hida has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hida there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Hida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Hida throws a body shot but no joy.
Hida tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hida digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hida's head.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox cracks Hida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Hida counters with a straight right hand.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox avoids the body shot from Hida.
Knox connects with the punch.
Hida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knox rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hida scores with a nice strike.
Hida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
A cross from Knox lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox cracks Hida with a good jab.
Hida throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Hida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Hida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Hida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Hida.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hida.
Hida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hida counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Hida.
Hida moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox lunges at Hida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hida's hand.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hida digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Hida thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hida's head backwards.
Hida misses with a body shot.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hida lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eta Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox throws a body punch but Hida moves out of range.
Hida takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Hida keeps the fight on the outside.
Hida stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hida misses.
Hida misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hida swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Hida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Hida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Hida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hida.
Hida slips a straight right by Knox.
Hida misses the body punch
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hida can do to turn this around?
Jab by Knox.
Hida misses with a low kick.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knox tries to work over Hida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Hida controls the action.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Hida gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Hida improves position.
Hida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Knox misses.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Hida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Hida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hida takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Hida counters with a left to the body.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Hida takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Hida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Hida and move into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice hook to Hida's body. Hida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hida throws a body shot but no joy.
Hida scores with a body shot.
Knox throws a jab when Hida was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks Hida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Hida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Hida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hida.
Hida moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hida's head.
Hida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eta Knox dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox avoids the body shot from Hida.
Hida ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hida in his tracks.
Knox has Hida up against the cage in a clinch.
Hida is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox trying to stall but Hida improves his position.
Knox working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Hida avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox avoiding damage.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox blocks a body shot from Hida.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hida.
Knox gets through Hida's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox tries to work over Hida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Hida breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Hida counters with a left to the body.
Hida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hida digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Eta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Hida is just out of range.
Hida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Hida circles away.
Hida throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Hida back into the cage.
Hida tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hida.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Hida avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Knox misses.
Hida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hida avoids the body shot from Knox.
Hida walks into a jab.
Hida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looks like Knox has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox cracks Hida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Kisada Hida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox cracks a nice hook into Hida's ribs.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox throws a jab when Hida was well out of range.
Hida throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Hida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hida just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hida on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eta 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eta Knox!
Eta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kisada Hida stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wonder why his fists keeps getting bigger until I got hit.'.
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hype
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