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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Montrose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knowles counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL#
Montrose pushes Knowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Knowles has a couple of punches blocked by Montrose.
#TD#
Montrose pulls guard effortlessly.
Montrose has control of Knowles's left arm, preventing Knowles from doing any damage. #ES#
Montrose manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL#
Montrose moves into the clinch.
Montrose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knowles backwards.
Knowles scores with a shoulder strike.
Montrose wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Montrose breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Knowles gets caught flat footed, as Montrose shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T1##SU#
Montrose gets to his feet. Knowles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lyndon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montrose misses with the combination.
#CL#
Montrose moves into the clinch.
Knowles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Montrose jumps into guard, dragging Knowles to the mat.
Montrose tries to strike from the bottom.
Montrose controlling the position.#SUB#
Knowles content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Montrose has locked up a guillotine! Montrose's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Knowles is holding on here and Montrose must be using up a lot of energy. Knowles has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Montrose gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bastien Montrose!
Our winner, Bastien Montrose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
H15
Date: Sep 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Vogels keeps Knowles at a distance using the push kick.
Knowles blocks the body kick.
Knowles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vogels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Vogels closes the distance and clinches.
Vogels lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Knowles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vogels scores with a shot to the side of Knowles's head.
Knowles misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Vogels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vogels lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Lyndon Knowles has been cut.
Knowles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knowles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vogels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knowles takes a shot to the head.
Knowles misses with the head strike.
Vogels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knowles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vogels lands a nice uppercut.
Vogels lands a right hand. #ROC2#Knowles is rocked!
Vogels breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Knowles with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Knowles looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Knowles get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nero Vogels!
A victorious Nero Vogels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
H10
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Coptor scores with a hook to the body. Knowles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coptor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Helio Coptor has been cut.
Coptor tries to clinch there but Knowles circles away.
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Coptor misses with a body shot
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Coptor just misses with a punch to the body.
Coptor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knowles.
We've been informed that Coptor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knowles lands with a nice body punch.
Coptor just misses with a punch to the body.
Knowles throws a big counter combination but Coptor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Coptor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knowles counters with a left to the body.
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!
Knowles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coptor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knowles to score with a decent uppercut.
Coptor looks winded!
Coptor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helio Coptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coptor throws a lazy body kick
and Knowles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1##CL#
Knowles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coptor has had enough of the clinch but Knowles keeps him there for the moment.
Coptor tries to stall but Knowles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knowles lands a shoulder strike.
Knowles lands a nice uppercut.
Knowles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coptor backwards.
A short uppercut from Knowles.
Knowles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Knowles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knowles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knowles presses Coptor against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knowles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coptor.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knowles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coptor.
Knowles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coptor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knowles digs a right hand into Coptor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coptor's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Knowles.
Knowles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knowles holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Knowles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knowles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coptor letting Knowles take a breather here.
A short right from Knowles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyndon Knowles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Coptor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R2##CL#
Knowles has Coptor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knowles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knowles working aggressively here.
Knowles throws a punch but it's blocked by Coptor.
Coptor tries to land knees in the clinch but Knowles avoids the damage to the body.
Knowles lands a nice uppercut.
Knowles lands with a left to the head.
Coptor is looking to break free of the clinch but Knowles has double underhooks.
Knowles lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles lands a shot to the body.
Knowles lands a nice uppercut.
Knowles has Coptor pushed against the ropes.
Coptor is breathing heavily.
Coptor takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Coptor looking to throw knees to the head but Knowles is blocking nicely.
Knowles tries to throw a body punch but Coptor avoids it by throwing Knowles back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knowles.
Knowles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coptor trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Knowles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coptor stalling in the clinch but Knowles improves position.
Knowles lands a shot to the body.
Knowles effectively controlling the action here.
Lyndon Knowles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Knowles on the inside.
Knowles misses with a punch to the body.
Coptor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knowles's elbow.
Knowles lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Knowles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knowles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coptor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lyndon Knowles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coptor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coptor has a couple of punches blocked by Knowles.
Knowles lands a shoulder strike.
Helio Coptor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knowles lands a hook that snaps the head of Coptor backwards.
Knowles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knowles lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knowles.
Knowles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coptor backwards.
Knowles keeps control of Coptor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyndon Knowles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knowles 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 20:17
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 20:18
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyndon Knowles! |
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Event:
GAMT#91
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Berinjela throws a push kick but Knowles slaps the foot to one side.
It seemed like Knowles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Knowles.
Berinjela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knowles lands with a nice body punch.
Berinjela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knowles circles away quickly and effectively.
Berinjela throws a sloppy body shot
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berinjela scores with a sloppy right hand. Knowles should have avoided that one.
Berinjela swings widly with a right hand
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berinjela loads up on a big right hand but Knowles slips the punch.
A nice side step and Knowles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knowles throws out a loose jab but Berinjela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berinjela fails to land with a series of punches.
Berinjela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knowles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berinjela lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Knowles misses with a few strikes there.
Berinjela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knowles lands with a shot to the body.
Berinjela throws out a loose jab but Knowles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knowles throws out a counter right but Berinjela avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Knowles.
Jab from Berinjela.
Berinjela avoids the body shot from Knowles.
Berinjela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knowles throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Berinjela.
Bruno Berinjela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berinjela throws a body kick that misses. #CL#
Berinjela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knowles avoids a wild elbow strike from Berinjela.
Knowles blocks an elbow strike from Berinjela.
#T2#
Knowles pushes Berinjela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Knowles.
Berinjela stalling in the clinch.
Berinjela lands an elbow that stopped Knowles in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Lyndon Knowles has been cut.
Knowles lands a shoulder strike.
Knowles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berinjela.
Berinjela is breathing heavily.
Knowles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Berinjela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knowles's defenses.
Berinjela struggles to land a body shot inside as Knowles controls his hands.
Knowles has a couple of punches blocked by Berinjela.
Knowles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berinjela or not.
Knowles stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knowles gets through Berinjela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berinjela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knowles presses Berinjela against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Knowles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knowles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berinjela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Berinjela prevents a body shot from Knowles.
Berinjela lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knowles pushes Berinjela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berinjela will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knowles up against the cage.
Berinjela can't find room to land a body shot as Knowles controls the action.
Knowles misses with a body punch.
Knowles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Knowles.
Berinjela throws an elbow that misses.
Knowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Berinjela controls his hands.
Berinjela misses with an elbow over the top.
Berinjela stalling the fight.
Berinjela can't find room to land a body shot as Knowles controls the action.
#T4#
Knowles lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Berinjela is rocked!
Berinjela throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Berinjela throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berinjela.
A body shot lands from Knowles.
Knowles taking a breather.
Knowles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berinjela backwards.
Oh Berinjela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knowles stalling the fight.
A short right from Knowles on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knowles.
Knowles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knowles pushes Berinjela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berinjela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knowles.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knowles.
A right handed body shot lands from Knowles.
Knowles cracks Berinjela with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Berinjela goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Berinjela wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lyndon Knowles! |
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Event:
GAMT #90
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Deegan misses with a body punch
and Knowles counters with a stiff right hand.
Knowles throws the left hand but Deegan avoids the punch easily.
Deegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knowles misses with a left hand
and Deegan counters with a right hand to the body.
Deegan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Knowles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deegan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deegan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Deegan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knowles. Deegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Deegan misses the target.#T1#
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Knowles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deegan throws out the jab.
Knowles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deegan misses with a straight right.
Knowles doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knowles slips under a jab.
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Deegan misses with a straight left.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knowles misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Deegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knowles was well out of range. Poor timing from Deegan.
Deegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Knowles is just out of range.#CL2#
Knowles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deegan lands a shoulder strike.
Deegan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Knowles.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Deegan misses with a body punch.
Deegan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knowles pushes Deegan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knowles.
Still in the clinch, Deegan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knowles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deegan backwards. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deegan.
Deegan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deegan lands a hook that snaps the head of Knowles backwards.
Knowles takes a shot to the head.
Deegan misses with the head strike.
Deegan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deegan prevents a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Deegan controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knowles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knowles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deegan.
Deegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deegan throws a head punch that misses.
Deegan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Knowles.
Knowles has a couple of punches blocked by Deegan.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deegan misses with a body punch.
Deegan can't find room to land a body shot as Knowles controls the action.
Deegan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deegan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deegan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knowles.
Deegan struggles to land a body shot inside as Knowles controls his hands.
Deegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Knowles tries to work over Deegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knowles fails to land.
Deegan tries to work over Knowles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knowles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deegan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Deegan.
Deegan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knowles blocks a body shot from Deegan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Deegan 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#
Deegan missing with a left hand there. Knowles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deegan misses with a straight left.
Knowles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deegan missing with a left hand there. Knowles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knowles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deegan misses with a right hand
and Knowles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Deegan.
Deegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knowles.
Deegan misses with a body shot
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles lands a slapping body shot.
Deegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Knowles throws out a counter right but Deegan avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Deegan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knowles.
Knowles scores with a jab to the body.
Knowles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deegan.
Knowles tests Deegan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deegan ducks under a wild hook from Knowles.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deegan throws a looping overhand right but Knowles ducks down to avoid it.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Deegan.#T2#
Deegan throws a body shot but no joy.
Deegan misses with a left hand
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liam Deegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deegan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Knowles is just out of range.
Knowles lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knowles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deegans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deegan misses with a hook to the body
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Knowles staggers Deegan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Deegan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC2#Deegan is rocked!#T3#
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Knowles engages and cracks Deegan with a massive lead left hook - Deegan tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Knowles is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lyndon Knowles! |
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Event:
GAMT #88
Date: Jan 21, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Knowles moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knowles.
Vastenholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles tries to work over Vastenholt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Vastenholt manages to break the clinch.
Knowles cracks Vastenholt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vastenholt.
Vastenholt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knowles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vastenholt finds it's way round the side to connect with Knowles's head.
Vastenholt moves in looking to clinch but Knowles pushes him off.
Vastenholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knowles throws out a counter right but Vastenholt avoids it with no problem.
Knowles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knowles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Vastenholt.
Knowles slips a jab and a cross from Vastenholt.
Knowles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knowles swats away the attempt to clinch by Vastenholt.#T1#
Knowles staying out of range there.#CL#
Vastenholt has managed to clinch.
Knowles blocks an uppercut.
Vastenholt is trying to break the clinch but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knowles misses with a body punch.
Vastenholt has a couple of punches blocked by Knowles.
Vastenholt is trying to break free.
Vastenholt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vastenholt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Vastenholt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rikkert Vastenholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vastenholt misses with an uppercut.
Vastenholt throws a shot to the body.
Vastenholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knowles.
An inside leg kick from Vastenholt misses. #T2#
Knowles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knowles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vastenholt.
Knowles ducks right into an uppercut from Vastenholt. #CL2#
Vastenholt tries to keep at a distance but Knowles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knowles lands a body shot.
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!#BC#
Vastenholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knowles scores with a decent looking hook.
Vastenholt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Knowles moves into range and clinches up with Vastenholt.
Knowles has Vastenholt pressed against the cage.
Vastenholt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vastenholt works on Knowles's body with a couple of short punches.
Vastenholt lands a right hand.
Knowles trying to stall but Vastenholt improves his position.
#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Vastenholt.
Knowles stalling the fight.
Vastenholt wants to stall.
Vastenholt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vastenholt lands a shoulder strike.
Vastenholt prevents a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles can't find room to land a body shot as Vastenholt controls the action.
Vastenholt scores with a shoulder strike.
Vastenholt blocks a body shot from Knowles.
Knowles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vastenholts head.
Vastenholt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knowles working aggressively here.
#BC#
Vastenholt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knowles. Vastenholt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knowles throws a looping overhand right but Vastenholt ducks down to avoid it. #T4##KD2#
Knowles drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Vastenholt onto his butt! Vastenholt pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vastenholt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Vastenholt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyndon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vastenholt misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vastenholt as he connects with a hook.
Vastenholt is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Vastenholt moves into range and clinches up with Knowles.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt misses with some punches.
Vastenholt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Knowles struggles to land a body shot inside as Vastenholt controls his hands.
Knowles keeps control of Vastenholt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knowles tries a body shot but Vastenholt blocks it.
Knowles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vastenholt's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Lyndon Knowles should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Vastenholt forces Knowles back against the cage and clinches.
Vastenholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knowles.
Vastenholt looking to slow down the pace here.
Knowles misses with a punch on the inside.
Vastenholt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vastenholt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knowles tries to throw a body punch but Vastenholt avoids it by throwing Knowles back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles pushes Vastenholt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knowles lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vastenholt.
Knowles throws a punch but it's blocked by Vastenholt.
Vastenholt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Vastenholt's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knowles has Vastenholt pressed against the cage, preventing Vastenholt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vastenholt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles tries a body shot but Vastenholt blocks it.
Knowles controlling the action here for a moment.
Knowles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vastenholt wants to stall.
Lyndon Knowles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vastenholt tries a body shot but Knowles blocks it.
Knowles misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Vastenholt breaks the clinch.
Vastenholt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knowles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knowles! But no joy.
Vastenholt looks to land a body kick but Knowles moved away.
Knowles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Knowles blocks the low kick.#T2#
Vastenholt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vastenholt throws a lazy right hand but Knowles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Knowles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rikkert Vastenholt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vastenholt tries to work over Knowles's front leg with a kick but Knowles checks it.
Knowles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knowles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vastenholt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#Vastenholt is rocked!#CL2#
Knowles moves into the clinch successfully.
Knowles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Vastenholt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knowles cracks Vastenholt with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Vastenholt goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Vastenholt wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Lyndon Knowles! |
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