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Event:
RapidFC 10
Date: Jan 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Spriggins tries to work over Knee's front leg with a kick but Knee checks it.
Knee is looking to clinch.
Knee is looking to clinch.
Knee fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Spriggins gets tackled into the cage by Knee. Knee maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Knee.
Spriggins can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spriggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Spriggins clinches.
Spriggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knee's defenses.
Knee lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
Knee looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knee.
Spriggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spriggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Spriggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knee lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
It looks like Jack Spriggins has been cut.
Knee misses with an elbow strike.
Knee taking a breather.
Knee tries to work over Spriggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knee tries to pull guard but Spriggins holds him up against the cage and eventually Knee drops back down to his feet.
#T2#
Knee is trying to drag Spriggins to the mat but Spriggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Knee jumps guard.
#SU2#
Spriggins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get!
Knee misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Spriggins counters by moving into the clinch.
Knee trying to land knees to the body.
Spriggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spriggins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spriggins landing knees to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Alex Knee has been cut.#T3#
Spriggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spriggins prevents a body shot from Knee.
Spriggins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knee's elbow.
Knee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spriggins stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Knee jumps guard.
#SU2#
Spriggins gets to his feet - Knee follows without any prompting.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Knee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spriggins as he jumps to the side.
Knee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alex Knee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Spriggins throws the kick towards the body but Knee avoids it.
Knee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL2#
Spriggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spriggins wants to break free but Knee has control.
Knee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spriggins lands an uppercut.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee has his takedown stuffed
and Spriggins counters with a series of strikes. Knee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spriggins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spriggins dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Spriggins throws a front kick that sends Knee stumbling back into the cage.
Spriggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spriggins lands with a slapping head kick.
Knee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Spriggins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spriggins.
#CL#
Knee instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it. #T1#
Knee is looking to clinch but Spriggins is avoiding it.
Spriggins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knee's head.
Spriggins lands a high kick!
Spriggins throws a nice looking combination but Knee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knee tries for a takedown but Spriggins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alex Knee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spriggins looks to land a combination. Knee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spriggins misses with a combination
#CL#
and Knee counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Knee decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Knee has his foot on Spriggins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spriggins works his way back into a safe position though.#SU2#
Spriggins gets to his feet. Knee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T2##CL2#
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Spriggins breaks the clinch.
Spriggins misses with a two punch combination.
Spriggins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spriggins wants it to stay on the feet.
Spriggins scores with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Spriggins takes the fight into the clinch.
Knee tries to score a body lock takedown but Spriggins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins tries to throw a body punch but Knee avoids it by throwing Spriggins back against the cage.
Spriggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T3##BC#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knee tries to clinch up.
Knee shoots for a double leg takedown but Spriggins sprawls well. He's pushed Knee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spriggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spriggins misses with the combination.
Spriggins stuns Knee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knee misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spriggins! But no joy.#T4#
Knee avoids the head kick by Spriggins.
Spriggins cracks Knee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Spriggins darts in and clinches Knee up against the cage.
Jack Spriggins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spriggins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knee has a couple of punches blocked by Spriggins.
#BC2#
Spriggins breaks from the clinch.
Knee shoots and misses #CL2#
and Spriggins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Knee.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knee fails to pull guard.
Knee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spriggins smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spriggins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A left and a right from Spriggins both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Spriggins instigates a clinch.
Knee can't get the takedown.
Knee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spriggins smiles and moves away.
Spriggins misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins throws a wild body kick that Knee sees coming a mile off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spriggins. #CL2#
Spriggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spriggins can't break the clinch.
#T1#
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spriggins tries a knee to the head but Knee blocks it.
The referee calls for Knee to work.
Knee trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Knee with a series of wild strikes but Knee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knee checks a low kick from Spriggins.
Knee fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Knee is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Spriggins takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spriggins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knee sets himself, and Spriggins steps forward looking for the clinch! Knee avoids it this time.#CL2#
Spriggins gets a clinch.
Knee blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knee is looking to clinch but Spriggins is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spriggins. #T3#
Knee is trying to pull guard but Spriggins has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spriggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Spriggins finds it's way through Knee's defenses.
Spriggins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Spriggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spriggins can't find room to land a body shot as Knee controls the action.
Knee is trying to drag Spriggins to the mat but Spriggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spriggins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spriggins lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4##BC2#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Spriggins pushes Knee up against the cage in a clinch.
Spriggins scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Spriggins.
#BC#
Knee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knee is working for takedown but Spriggins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spriggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Spriggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spriggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spriggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spriggins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Jack Spriggins!
Jack Spriggins wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Spriggins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Rapid Fight Night 2
Date: Jan 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Knee has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Knee has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knee is defended easily by Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith works the jab nicely.#T1#
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knee's head backwards.#CL2#
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith tries to circle away but Knee has him pinned against the cage.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Knee backing up. Knee nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Knee tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Knee.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Knee is stalling here.
#BC#
Knee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Knee has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Knee has double underhooks. #BC#
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Knee counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a hook. Knee ducked under it nicely.
Smith wants to clinch.#T3#
Knee connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL#
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Knee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith tries to break free but Knee pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4##CL#
Knee clinches.
Smith jumps guard but Knee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Knee has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Knee jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Knee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Knee seems keen to control Smith's posture.#ES#
Knee wriggles free and stands up.
Knee shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
It looked like Knee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Knee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Knee, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Knee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Knee dives into side control.
Knee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.#T1##REVB#
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith is trying to control Knee's posture but Knee avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Knee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Smith is trying to control Knee's posture but Knee avoids it.
Knee tries to move to mount but Smith blocks the move with his legs.
Knee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith tries to buck Knee off but Knee is having none of it.
Knee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Knee working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Knee in his half guard.
Knee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Knee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knee swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Knee is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Knee gets a clinch. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#BC#
Knee breaks from the clinch.
Knee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Knee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knee slips a straight right by Smith.
Knee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knee shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knee in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Knee with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Knee closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Knee pulls guard.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Knee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee is looking to improve his position.
Knee keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Knee wants to get back to full guard.
Knee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Knee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SU2#
Smith decides to return to a standing position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Knee 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Knee stalling the fight.
#TD#
Knee gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Knee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knee controlling Smith's posture.
Knee looking for a sweep. Not yet Knee, not yet. #SU2#
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smith 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.#T4##CL#
Knee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Knee crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knee ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Knee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Knee throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Knee.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
RFC NYE
Date: Dec 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Albber wants to clinch.
Knee is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Albber prevents it.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knee blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
#TD2#
Knee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Albber uses from the top position.
Albber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SU#
Albber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get! #CL#
Albber clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knee jumps guard but Albber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knee is looking for a takedown.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Albber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Albber - that landed with a thud.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Albber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Albber misses with a knee strike.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber.
Knee tries to pull guard but Albber won't allow it.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Knee looking to slow down the pace here.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Knee blocks it.
Knee is struggling to control the position.
Knee is looking for a takedown.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Knee pulls guard. #SU#
Knee is working an open guard so Albber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Albber rushes Knee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knee has Albber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Albber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Albber to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber throws a head punch that misses.
Knee blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Knee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Albber has managed to clinch.
Albber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knee's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Alex Knee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knee looks winded!#CL#
Albber takes the fight into the clinch.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knee is defending well for now.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Albber.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber. #TD2#
Knee pulls Albber into guard.
#SU#
Albber stands up from Knee's guard - Albber perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3##CL#
Albber darts in and clinches Knee up against the cage.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albber is looking to slow Knee down with leg kicks.
Albber lands a body shot.
Albber is looking to clinch but Knee is avoiding it.
#CL#
Albber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albber is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Knee lands a knee to the body.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but Knee blocks with his arms.
Knee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albber lands a nice uppercut.
Knee wants a takedown.
Albber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albber lands an uppercut.
Knee looking for a takedown.
Albber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knee's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albber.
Knee has had enough of the clinch but Albber keeps him there for the moment.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albber.
Knee takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Knee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Albber tries to clinch there but Knee circles away.
Albber scores with a hook to the body. Knee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albber's waist but Albber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knee off to one side. #CL#
Albber rushes Knee and presses him up against the cage.
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knee avoids a wild elbow strike from Albber.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Knee controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber tries to work over Knee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Albber tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.
Knee feints a counter leg kick.
Albber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Albber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knee is looking to clinch but Albber is avoiding it.
Knee tries to clinch there but Albber circles away.
Albber blocks the body kick.
Albber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Albber scores with a leg kick.
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Knee is breathing heavily.
Knee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albber's waist but Albber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knee off to one side.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Albber has closed the distance and engaged Knee in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Albber fails to land.
Albber tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Albber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#TD2#
Knee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU#
Knee is working an open guard so Albber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T2#
Albber wants to clinch.
Tyrone Albber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albber misses with a body shot.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Knee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knee's sensitive parts.
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!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knee doesn't manage to clinch there - Albber circles away.
Knee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Knee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Knee as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Albber has managed to clinch.
Tyrone Albber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knee missing with knees to the body.
Knee avoids the elbow strike from Albber, against the cage.
#T3#
Knee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body.
Knee jumps guard but Albber stands there with Knee around his waist. Knee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albber gets through Knee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Knee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Albber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Albber fails to land.
Knee takes a shot to the head.
Albber tries to work over Knee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knee can do to turn this around?
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber misses with a knee strike.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Albber throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Albber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Knee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber moves in looking to clinch but Knee pushes him off.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Knee moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Knee drives through and clinches with Albber against the cage.
Albber tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Knee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Albber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knee closes the distance and clinches up with Albber, looking for a takedown. Knee pushes Albber against the cage but Albber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKnee.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber throws a series of punches but Knee moves out of range.
Knee tries to counter with a clinch but Albber shakes him off and moves away.
Albber misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Knee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knee blocks a leg kick.
Albber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knee.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Knee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown. Albber tries to sprawl out of it but Knee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Albber closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Albber as the two fighters clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Albber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knee is defending well for now.#T2#
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Knee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Knee rushes Albber and presses him up against the cage.
Knee jumps guard but Albber stands there with Knee around his waist. Knee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Albber.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber is working Knee over against the cage.#T3#
Albber lands a nice elbow.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Knee controls the action.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Knee blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knee blocks a body shot from Albber.
Albber pushes Knee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Knee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albber after a bit of a struggle.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Albber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
#TD2#
Knee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU#
Albber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albber throws a leg kick but Knee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Albber misses with a double jab.
Tyrone Albber is winning the standup battle so far.
Albber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Albber takes the fight into the clinch.
Albber lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knee throws an elbow but misses.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Albber!
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Event:
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Date: Dec 13, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Waller has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Knee drags the fight down to the ground.
Knee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Waller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knee has Waller pulled in close to control his posture.
Waller throws a big elbow that misses.
Knee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Waller manages to pass to side control.
Knee wants to improve his position but Waller is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee trying to control but Waller postures up.
#T1#
Knee looks like he's trying to stand up.
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. Waller connects with a nice short shot to Knee's temple.
Waller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knee trying to control from the bottom.
Knee is staying active underneath Waller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Waller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knee's head.
Waller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Waller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick from Knee lands but Waller takes it in his stride. #T2##CL#
Waller has Knee up against the cage in a clinch.
Waller tries to score a body lock takedown but Knee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knee prevents Waller from breaking the clinch.
Waller has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knee after a bit of a struggle.
Waller is trying to pull guard but Knee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradford Waller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knee slows down the pace here.
Waller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knee closes the distance and clinches up with Waller, looking for a takedown. Knee pushes Waller against the cage but Waller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knee looks winded!#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and pushes Waller back into the cage.#T3#
Waller is looking to take this one to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Knee manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Waller closes the distance and clinches.
Knee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Waller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Knee manages to break the clinch.
Waller really is a fat lump.#CL2#
Knee takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Waller wants to take the fight to the mat but Knee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T4#
Waller tries for a takedown but Knee manages to get underhooks.
Waller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knee pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knee.
Waller tries to counter by clinching up but Knee breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Knee drives through and clinches with Waller against the cage.
#BC2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Waller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waller with a poor takedown
and Knee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waller wants to clinch up but Knee keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Knee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Waller rushes Knee and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Knee breaks from the clinch.
Knee lands a body shot.
Waller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waller tries to clinch up.
Knee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Waller really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...#CL#
Waller has Knee up against the cage in a clinch.
Knee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Waller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Waller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Knee prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Waller smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Waller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Waller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knee misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Waller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Waller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knee is trying to stall.
Knee is breathing heavily.
Knee wants a takedown.
Bradford Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Waller goes for a takedown attempt but Knee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knee misses with a takedown attempt - Waller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waller thinks about countering with a body kick.
Knee scores with a head kick. Waller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T2#
Knee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waller wants to clinch.
Waller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knee is defended easily by Waller.#T3#
Waller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and pushes Waller back into the cage.
Knee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Waller's efforts to push away.
Waller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knee walks away with a smile on his face. Waller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Waller has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Knee keeps the fight on the outside.
Waller tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it. #CL2#
Knee pushes Waller up against the cage in a clinch.
Knee is pressed up against the cage. Waller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knee down to the mat. Knee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Knee has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Waller jumps into guard, dragging Knee to the mat.
Knee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knee wants to pass the guard but Waller is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knee is looking to advance position but Waller has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Knee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Knee fails with the takedown
and Waller counters with a two punch combo.
Knee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Waller defends it nicely.
Knee tries for a takedown but Waller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradford Waller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Waller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Knee forces Waller back against the cage and clinches.
Waller is trying to drag Knee to the mat but Knee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Waller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Waller has Knee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Waller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Waller is working for takedown but Knee is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Knee jumps into guard, dragging Waller to the mat.
Waller distracts Knee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Waller with a nice head shot there.
Knee is trying to keep Waller in close.
Waller wants to control from the top but Knee keeps moving. #SUB2#
Waller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Waller throws a strike but Knee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2##SUB#
Waller looking for a guillotine here but Knee defends easily.
Knee trying to control but Waller is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Waller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knee is aware though and is defending well.
Waller throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Waller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Knee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Waller looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knee has picked Waller up and slammed him! Waller can't keep hold of the triangle and Knee manages to pass to side control!
Knee slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Waller.
Waller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Waller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Knee controlling the position easily from mount.
Waller sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4#
Waller slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Waller's guard.
Knee trying to control the pace.
Waller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bradford Waller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Knee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Knee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knee 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Knee!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Knee dives in for a single leg takedown but Trevino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trevino tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.
Knee throws a sloppy head kick and Trevino moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Knee has managed to clinch.
Trevino tries to work over Knee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knee gets underhooks to prevent Trevino's takedown attempt.
Trevino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch.
Knee misses with a body shot.
Knee throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Trevino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trevino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino struggles to land a body shot inside as Knee controls his hands.
Knee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trevino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilton Trevino. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and pushes Trevino back into the cage.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Knee.
#BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch.
Trevino could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice takedown defense from Trevino. No joy for Knee on that attempt. #CL2#
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee leaning against his opponent.
Trevino is trying to break the clinch but Knee is controlling him.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trevino is trying to maintain a safe position but Knee gets an underhook and turns Trevino into the cage.
Trevino trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Knee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trevino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T2#
Knee looks to land a combination but Trevino avoids it well.
Trevino attempts a counter takedown but Knee avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Trevino clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Knee jumps guard and drags Trevino to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Knee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trevino defends it easily.
Knee seems keen to control Trevino's posture.
Trevino working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Knee looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Trevino gets to his feet. Knee looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knee wants a takedown but no success here.
Knee looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knee looks winded!#CL2#
Knee has Trevino up against the cage in a clinch.
Trevino stalling against the cage.
Knee jumps guard but Trevino stands there with Knee around his waist. Knee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Trevino pulls Knee into guard.
#T4#
Trevino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knee is one step ahead there.
Knee sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trevino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trevino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knee stopping the sweep attempt from Trevino.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Knee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Knee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trevino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trevino has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Knee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Trevino.
Trevino throws a head kick but Knee moves out of range.
#CL2#
Knee has closed the distance and engaged Trevino in a clinch.
Trevino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trevino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knee tries to pull guard but Trevino won't allow it.
Wilton Trevino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Trevino prevents the takedown attempt.
Knee will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trevino up against the cage.
Trevino tries to pull guard but Knee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Knee manages to break the clinch.
Knee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trevino's waist but Trevino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knee off to one side.
Knee scores with a head kick. Trevino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knee scores with a leg kick.
Trevino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knee misses with a head kick.
Knee is breathing heavily.
Knee throws a sloppy head kick and Trevino moves out of range easily.
Trevino feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knee.
As Knee tries to get set, Trevino tries to push him back and clinch up but Knee manages to avoid the attempt.#T2#
Trevino leaves Knee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Trevino clinches up with Knee and pushes him back against the cage.
Trevino wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevino slowing the pace effectively.
Knee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trevino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trevino is looking to clinch but Knee is avoiding it.
#CL#
Trevino closes the distance and pushes Knee back into the cage.#T3#
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trevino prevents it.
Trevino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD2#
Knee pulls guard. #SUB2#
Knee working for a triangle but Trevino defends it easily.
Trevino throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trevino is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Trevino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knee is trying to keep Trevino in close.
#ES2#
Knee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Trevino wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC2#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trevino blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Knee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Trevino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trevino trying to stall but Knee improves his position.
Knee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trevino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knee avoids it.#BC#
Trevino breaks from the clinch.
Alex Knee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knee lands with a slapping head kick. #CL#
Trevino clinches with his opponent.
Trevino tries to score a body lock takedown but Knee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trevino tries to circle away but Knee has him pinned against the cage.
Trevino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knee is pushing Trevino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino tries to pull guard but Knee won't allow it.
#BC2#
Knee manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##CL2#
Knee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knee scores with a knee to the head.
Trevino tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Trevino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trevino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alex Knee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trevino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trevino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knee.
Trevino blocks a head kick by Knee.
Knee shoots in but no luck this time.
Trevino thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2#
Trevino tries to clinch but Knee moves out of range.
Knee misses with a takedown
and Trevino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wilton Trevino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Trevino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knee.
Trevino tries a head kick but it misses.
Knee goes for a double leg but Trevino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trevino continues to drive forward.
Trevino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knee with the counter takedown but Trevino avoids it easily.
Knee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trevino circles away.
Knee goes for a double leg but Trevino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trevino continues to drive forward.#T3#
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Trevino pushes Knee up against the cage in a clinch.
Trevino stalling in the clinch but Knee improves position.
Knee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trevino stalling the fight.
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trevino prevents it.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trevino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knee avoids it.
Trevino tries for a takedown but Knee manages to get underhooks.
#BC2#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trevino!
Knee misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4#
Trevino looks for the body kick but Knee saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Knee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trevino is fending him off so far but Knee persists. Nope, Trevino circles away and we're back to standing.
Knee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trevino pinned against the cage. Trevino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Trevino goes for a double leg but Knee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knee continues to drive forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knee shoots for a takedown but Trevino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Trevino moves into range and clinches up with Knee.
Wilton Trevino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Knee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trevino is working Knee over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilton Trevino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knee 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Knee!
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