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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wellwood (ranked 3006 p4p, 301 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 2945 p4p, 295 weight class). Wellwood comes to the cage accompanied by Never Scared - Bone Crusher. Knox has chosen Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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251 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenneth Wellwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wellwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Wellwood tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Wellwood tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Wellwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Wellwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox has Wellwood pressed against the cage, preventing Wellwood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Wellwood.
Knox digs a right hand into Wellwood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wellwood's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wellwood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wellwood backwards.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
Knox prevents Wellwood from breaking the clinch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Wellwood controls the action.
Wellwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wellwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Wellwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wellwood.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellwood.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Wellwood has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood is trying to stall.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wellwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Wellwood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox tries to work over Wellwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wellwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wellwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wellwood blocking some punches.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wellwood or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yardbird Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Wellwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wellwood keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Wellwood's head back.
Wellwood throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Wellwood misses its intended target.
Wellwood swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
We've been told by Wellwood's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Wellwood off the cage and back into range.
Wellwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox thuds his right hand into Wellwood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wellwood throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellwood misses with a body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Knox.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wellwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth Wellwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellwood blocking some punches.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wellwood blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Wellwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Wellwood backwards.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox gets through Wellwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox is working Wellwood over against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Wellwood.
Wellwood wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Wellwood's head.
Wellwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Wellwood blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox tries a body shot but Wellwood blocks it.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Wellwood throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Wellwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wellwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Wellwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox lands a body shot.
Wellwood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wellwood throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Wellwood walks into a jab.
Yardbird Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Wellwood.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellwood misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Wellwood throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Kenneth Wellwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox connects with a right hand. Wellwood shakes it off.
Knox jabs Wellwood right on the nose. Wellwood blinks but takes it well.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox works Wellwood's body with a nice hook.
Yardbird Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Wellwood's head.
A short right from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries a body shot but Wellwood blocks it.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wellwood is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Wellwood avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Wellwood taking a breather.
Yardbird Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Wellwood controls his hands.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Wellwood's ribcage. Wellwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Wellwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wellwood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox gets through Wellwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yardbird Knox!
After winning the bout, Yardbird Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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