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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 29 p4p, 4 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 236 p4p, 38 weight class). Bhullar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhullar darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Bhullar misses with the head strike.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bhullar blocks a body shot from Knox.
Bhullar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Bhullar lands with a left to the head.
Bhullar scores with a hook to the body.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bhullar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bhullar breaks the clinch.
Bhullar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhullar with a jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Bhullar is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bhullar. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bhullar moves out of range as Knox strikes.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Bhullar blocks it.
Bhullar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bhullar connects with a nice short shot to Knox's temple.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bhullar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Bhullar has control of the leg.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bhullar slows the pace down in half guard.
Bhullar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bhullar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Bhullar is very close to passing his half guard.
Bhullar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bhullar trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is looking to advance position but Knox won't allow it.
Bhullar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bhullar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Bhullar wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bhullar.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bhullar tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Bhullar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox pulls Bhullar in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bhullar closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bhullar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bhullar tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox blocks a body shot from Bhullar.
Knox presses Bhullar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bhullar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knox misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bhullar fails to land.
Bhullar tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bhullar fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Bhullar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar lands with a right to the head.
Bhullar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bhullar.
Bhullar lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bhullar backwards.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bhullar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bhullar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bhullar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bhullar tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bhullar back against the cage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Bhullar avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Bhullar throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Bhullar gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Bhullar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bhullar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bhullar.
Arjan Bhullar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhullar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bhullar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox prevents a body shot from Bhullar.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhullar controls his hands.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bhullar struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bhullar backwards.
Bhullar digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Nice body punch from Bhullar - that landed with a thud.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bhullar scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Bhullar pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bhullar.
Bhullar tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Bhullar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhullar.
Bhullar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
A body shot lands from Bhullar.
Good body shot from Bhullar.
Bhullar stalling.
Bhullar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bhullar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhullar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhullar lands an elbow.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bhullar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bhullar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Knox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bhullar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bhullar lands an elbow.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Bhullar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Knox dodges the ground and pound from Bhullar.
Knox regains half guard, as Bhullar was trying to land strikes.
Bhullar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bhullar dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhullar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhullar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knox's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhullar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Bhullar cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
Knox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bhullar controls the pace.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhullar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knox's guard.
Bhullar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bhullar trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Bhullar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Bhullar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bhullar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bhullar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arjan Bhullar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Bhullar.
Bhullar looks to land a strike but Knox avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bhullar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bhullar is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Knox managing to control the position.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bhullar.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bhullar's corner calls for a 1-2. Bhullar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Bhullar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Bhullar does it's job there.
Bhullar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arjan Bhullar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bhullar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox jabs Bhullar right on the nose. Bhullar blinks but takes it well.
Bhullar dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Bhullar's head and hops out.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bhullar with a body shot.
Bhullar shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Bhullar moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Bhullar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Bhullar lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Bhullar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhullar 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Bhullar!
A relieved looking Arjan Bhullar 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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