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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 2215 p4p, 122 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 2729 p4p, 148 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Edmund Shklyarskiy enters the ring!
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Relentless Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Shklyarskiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.
Knox gets through Shklyarskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shklyarskiys head.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Knox.
Shklyarskiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shklyarskiy prevents a body shot from Knox.
Shklyarskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Shklyarskiy blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
Knox prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Knox digs a right hand into Shklyarskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shklyarskiy's gas tank.
Shklyarskiy prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Shklyarskiy avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shklyarskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox tries to land a front kick but Shklyarskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Shklyarskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Shklyarskiy moved out of range.
Shklyarskiy cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with a jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Shklyarskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Shklyarskiy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Shklyarskiy throws a body shot but no joy.
Shklyarskiy misses with the combination.
Knox scores with the left hand. Shklyarskiy knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox thows a body kick. Shklyarskiy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shklyarskiy's head backwards.
Knox jabs Shklyarskiy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox is looking to slow Shklyarskiy down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Knox with a hook.
Knox misses the jab.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Shklyarskiy moves away and avoids it.
Knox connects with a right hand. Shklyarskiy shakes it off.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands with a hook. Shklyarskiy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shklyarskiy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Shklyarskiy lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox cracks Shklyarskiy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Shklyarskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Shklyarskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shklyarskiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Shklyarskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox slips a straight right by Shklyarskiy.
A big left from Shklyarskiy misses.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Shklyarskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shklyarskiy as Knox tries to tie him up.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iota Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Shklyarskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
Shklyarskiy tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the ropes.
Knox working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
Shklyarskiy blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Shklyarskiy blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Knox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox tests Shklyarskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a hook to the side of Shklyarskiy's head but Shklyarskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a hook.
Shklyarskiy looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox digs a good hook to Shklyarskiy's body.
Shklyarskiy throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Shklyarskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shklyarskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Shklyarskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Shklyarskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shklyarskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shklyarskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shklyarskiy.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Shklyarskiy.
Knox gets a clinch.
Knox works on Shklyarskiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Shklyarskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knox misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shklyarskiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox moves away from the strike by Shklyarskiy.
Knox pushes Shklyarskiy away with a front kick.
Shklyarskiy walks into a left hand.
Knox throws the left hand but Shklyarskiy avoids the punch easily.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Iota Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shklyarskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Shklyarskiy with an uppercut!
A jab from Knox misses.
Shklyarskiy loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Knox fakes the leg kick and cracks Shklyarskiy in the body.
Knox throws a hook but Shklyarskiy blocks it.
Shklyarskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Shklyarskiy unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knox jabs Shklyarskiy right on the nose. Shklyarskiy blinks but takes it well.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox lands with a straight right. Shklyarskiy didn't see that one coming.
Knox misses with a hook. Shklyarskiy ducked under it nicely.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shklyarskiy throws out the jab.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Knox scores with a head kick.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Shklyarskiy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox misses with a low kick as Shklyarskiy jumps back.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes a swing at Shklyarskiy's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Shklyarskiy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shklyarskiy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shklyarskiy slips under a jab.
Knox lands a front kick.
Knox lands with a hook. Shklyarskiy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Shklyarskiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shklyarskiy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shklyarskiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Shklyarskiy counters with a nice body shot.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with some punches.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shklyarskiy misses with a straight left.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Shklyarskiy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Shklyarskiy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox lands with a nice body kick.
Shklyarskiy throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Shklyarskiy's ribs.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Shklyarskiy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox lands a front kick.
Knox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knox cracks the inside of Shklyarskiy's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Knox finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Shklyarskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Shklyarskiy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knox.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shklyarskiy tries to break the clinch but Knox is controlling the position.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Shklyarskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
Shklyarskiy blocks a body shot from Knox.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shklyarskiy's efforts to push away.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Shklyarskiy controls the action.
Shklyarskiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shklyarskiy as Knox tries to tie him up.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shklyarskiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Shklyarskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox keeps control of Shklyarskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a right hand.
Edmund Shklyarskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shklyarskiy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iota 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Iota Knox!
Iota Knox wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Iota Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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