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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramzan Agaev (ranked 3354 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 5695 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramzan Agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agaev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox with a jab.
Agaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agaev doesn't seem phased though.
Knox lands a body shot.
Agaev misses with a body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Agaev.
Agaev misses with the body kick
and Agaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Agaev.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agaev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Agaev ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Agaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Agaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agaev throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Agaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Agaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agaev takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Agaev. Those never looked like landing.
Knox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Agaev throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agaev swings widly with a right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agaev needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox connects with a right hand. Agaev shakes it off.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agaev.
Knox jabs Agaev right on the nose. Agaev blinks but takes it well.
Agaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
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!
Agaev throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Agaev. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Agaev misses.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Agaev scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Knox avoids the head kick by Agaev.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Agaev throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Agaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Agaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox pushes Agaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox prevents Agaev from breaking the clinch.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agaev prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Agaev looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Agaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agaev misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agaev darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox works on Agaev's body with a couple of short punches.
Agaev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Agaev is breathing heavily.
Knox avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Agaev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Agaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Agaev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Agaev.
Agaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Agaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Agaev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agaev.
Agaev throws a body kick that misses.
Agaev misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Agaev tries a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Agaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agaev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Agaev misses.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Agaev ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Agaev throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Agaev should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Agaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramzan Agaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Agaev.
Agaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Agaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox cracks Agaev with a nice body shot.
Agaev jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Agaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox presses Agaev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Agaev is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Agaev avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Agaev is trying to pull guard but Knox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knox is working Agaev over against the cage.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Agaev's head.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Agaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agaev doesn't seem phased though.
Agaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agaev throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Agaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox lands a nice hook to Agaev's body. Agaev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox clinches.
Knox is leaning against Agaev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agaev misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox jabs at Agaev's body.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Agaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox stalls.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Yardbird Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Agaev controls his hands.
Agaev can't break the clinch.
Knox pushes Agaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agaev wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzan Agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Agaev tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Agaev's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Agaev with an uppercut!
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox clinches up with Agaev and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox gets through Agaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agaev.
Knox works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox'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. This is the final round!
Agaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Agaev fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramzan Agaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agaev misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Agaev is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Agaev tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
Agaev is trying to break free.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Agaev's ribcage. Agaev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Agaev should have avoided that one.
A jab from Agaev misses.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Agaev moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Agaev controls his hands.
A short left from Knox.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox stuns Agaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Agaev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox jabs at Agaev's body.
Knox thuds a left hand into Agaev's body.
Agaev throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Yardbird Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agaev misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox catches Agaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Agaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks a head kick by Agaev.
Agaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agaev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Agaev wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Yardbird Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Agaev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agaev looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox throws out a counter right but Agaev avoids it with no problem.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Agaev back into the cage.
Knox gets underhooks to prevent Agaev's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramzan Agaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agaev backwards.
Knox has Agaev pressed against the cage, preventing Agaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Agaev blocks a body shot from Knox.
Ramzan Agaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox blocks a head kick by Agaev.
Knox moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Agaev.
Agaev throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yardbird Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yardbird Knox!
A relieved looking Yardbird Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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