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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 20
Date: Jan 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Gamounts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gamounts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gamounts just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gamounts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Gamounts misses with a body kick.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gamounts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gamounts swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD2#
and Knox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gamounts's guard.#T1#
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamounts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox wants to control from the top but Gamounts keeps moving.
Gamounts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Gamounts keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gamounts keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
Gamounts has Knox pulled in close to control his posture.
Knox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gamounts is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Knox is thwarting Gamounts's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Gamounts is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gamounts trying to control here.
Knox wants to take a breather but Gamounts is having none of it.
Knox is looking to advance position but Gamounts won't allow it.
Knox prevents Gamounts from improving his position.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox throwing shots but Gamounts is blocking nicely.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamounts has his hands clasped together around Knox's back. He's all about the action.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gamounts is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Gamounts tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox is thwarting Gamounts's attempts to control the position.
Knox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox throwing shots but Gamounts is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Knox wants to free his trapped foot but Gamounts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Knox is taking a breather. Gamounts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gamounts keeping hold of Knox's head, controlling as best he can.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Gamounts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox is thwarting Gamounts's attempts to control the position.
Knox thows a huge punch but Gamounts dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox 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#
Gamounts looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Gamounts misses with a body shot.
Knox defending well as Gamounts loads up on a big left hand.
Gamounts misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gamounts thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gamounts throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Gamounts.
Gamounts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Gamounts's shoulder, as Gamounts tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Knox throws a hook but Gamounts avoids it easily.
Gamounts misses with a straight right.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Laar Gamounts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamounts scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laar Gamounts is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gamounts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gamounts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Gamounts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox shoots in and drives through. Gamounts sprawls well.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Nice body kick from Gamounts.
Gamounts scores with a body shot.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Gamounts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gamounts as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamounts lands with a shot to the body.
Knox misses with a body punch
enabling Gamounts to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Gamounts closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Gamounts.
Gamounts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards. #T3#
Gamounts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gamounts misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gamounts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gamounts misses with a body punch.
Gamounts is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gamounts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gamounts misses with a body punch.
Gamounts lands a left hand.
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gamounts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox wants to take the fight to the mat but Gamounts manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laar Gamounts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Knox.
Gamounts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gamounts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gamounts pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gamounts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Gamounts.
Laar Gamounts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T4#
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gamounts.
Gamounts effectively controlling the action here.
Gamounts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Gamounts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gamounts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gamounts lands a shot to the body.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gamounts blocking some punches.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gamounts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gamounts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gamounts pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Gamounts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Gamounts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gamounts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gamounts lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laar Gamounts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##KD#
Gamounts drops Knox with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knox looks back up at him and smiles so Gamounts waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Knox is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gamounts. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox leaves his chin hanging out and Gamounts seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knox crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laar Gamounts!
Laar Gamounts spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 15
Date: Dec 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Zimmerman tries a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Zimmerman.
We've been told by Knox's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zimmerman throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zimmerman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zimmerman.
Zimmerman ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zimmerman defends it nicely.
Knox misses with a body shot.
#T1##CL2#
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Zimmerman. Zimmerman maintains the clinch.
Zimmerman lands with a light punch inside.
Zimmerman lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like John Knox has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land. #BC2#
Zimmerman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zimmerman.
A big right from Knox misses.
Zimmerman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Rowan Zimmerman has been cut.#KD2#
Zimmerman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Knox sprawling to the canvas! Knox rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zimmerman finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Zimmerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##KD2#
Zimmerman sends Knox crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zimmerman is motioning to the referee to let Knox up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Zimmerman throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rowan Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zimmerman avoids it really well and circles away.
Knox throws a hook but Zimmerman avoids it easily.
Rowan Zimmerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Zimmerman takes the fight into the clinch.
Zimmerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox tries to score a body lock takedown but Zimmerman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zimmerman gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Zimmerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Zimmerman lands a body punch.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Zimmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zimmerman.
Zimmerman gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
A short right from Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zimmerman scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Zimmerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick from Zimmerman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zimmerman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zimmerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.#CL2#
Zimmerman moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Zimmerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Zimmerman lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zimmerman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zimmerman throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zimmerman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Zimmerman backing up. Zimmerman nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Zimmerman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zimmerman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zimmerman throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zimmerman misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Zimmerman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Zimmerman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Knox misses.
A big left from Zimmerman misses.
Zimmerman lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Rowan Zimmerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Zimmerman as he connects with a hook.
Zimmerman cracks Knox's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Knox slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Zimmerman can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rowan Zimmerman!
A very excited looking Rowan Zimmerman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 226
Date: Nov 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Gamounts cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Gamounts lands with a cross.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Gamounts moved out of range.
Gamounts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox avoids the body shot from Gamounts.
Gamounts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Gamounts.
Gamounts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gamounts connects with a jab.
Gamounts throws a right hand that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamounts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gamounts lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Gamounts takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Gamounts misses with a looping left.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gamounts misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Gamounts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gamounts.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Gamounts tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gamounts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gamounts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gamounts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Gamounts backing up. Gamounts nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Gamounts just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox defending well as Gamounts loads up on a big left hand.
Gamounts lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamounts throws out a powerful jab.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gamounts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gamounts.
Gamounts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good shot there by Gamounts.
Gamounts misses with a straight left.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Gamounts saw that one coming.
Gamounts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox shoots for a takedown but Gamounts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've been told by Knox's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox slips a jab from Gamounts.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Knox shoots for a takedown but Gamounts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Gamounts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamounts throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Gamounts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox defending well as Gamounts loads up on a big left hand.
Gamounts thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Gamounts works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Gamounts misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gamounts connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Gamounts misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Laar Gamounts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gamounts catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Gamounts. Beautiful body shot.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Gamounts.
Nice cross by Gamounts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamounts misses with the combination.
#T4#
A left lands for Gamounts.
Gamounts misses the shot to the body.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gamounts scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Knox gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gamounts.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Gamounts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gamounts.
Knox tries to score a body lock takedown but Gamounts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Gamounts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Gamounts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laar Gamounts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Gamounts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gamounts misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gamounts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox slips a straight right by Gamounts.#KD2#
Gamounts sends Knox crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gamounts is motioning to the referee to let Knox up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Knox is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Gamounts.
Gamounts misses with a wild body shot.
Gamounts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laar Gamounts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gamounts misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Gamounts with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Gamounts lands with an overhand left.#KD2#
Gamounts drops Knox with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knox looks back up at him and smiles so Gamounts waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gamounts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Gamounts throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox walks straight into a right hand from Gamounts - that's dropped him! Gamounts jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Knox from any more punishment! Knox complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Laar Gamounts!
Laar Gamounts was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 222
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Butler misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butler misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Butler throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Knox counter with a right hand. #CL#
Butler gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Butler trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Knox. #TD#
Knox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Butler can't fight it off and eventually Knox manages to take the fight to the floor. Butler looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1##SUB2#
Butler has an active guard here but Knox has managed to pass into half guard.
Butler missing with punches from the bottom.
Knox is nestled in close to Butler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Butler taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Knox controlling the action here.
Butler wants to get back to full guard.
Knox wants to free his trapped foot but Butler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#Butler is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Nico Butler has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Butler is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Knox is looking to advance position but Butler won't allow it.
Butler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Butler is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox is nestled in close to Butler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Butler tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Butler! Oh, Butler is in big trouble! Knox lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Knox!
An out of breath John Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 216
Date: Sep 08, 2024 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Jugges looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jugges throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Beckwitz Jugges has been cut.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Jugges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jugges.
Knox defending well as Jugges loads up on a big left hand.
Knox is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Knox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jugges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jugges is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
Knox throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jugges works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T1#
Knox misses with a head shot. Jugges uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jugges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox postures up in Jugges's guard and throws a big left but Jugges blocks it.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox is working Jugges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Jugges is retaining full guard.
Knox trying to control but Jugges is working from the bottom.
Knox throws a strike but Jugges rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2#
Knox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jugges controls the pace.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jugges looking to pass the guard.
Knox is looking to sweep but instead, Jugges has passed into half guard.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Knox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Knox missing with punches from the bottom.
Knox is looking to get back to full guard here but Jugges has managed to pass to side control instead.
Knox tries to buck Jugges off but Jugges is having none of it.
Knox is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jugges is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jugges controlling the pace for now.
Knox working to try and regain half guard.
#T4#
Jugges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knox is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beckwitz Jugges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beckwitz Jugges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jugges with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jugges misses the shot to the body.
Jugges throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Jugges throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jugges misses with a straight left.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jugges manages to avoid it.
Jugges throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Nice uppercut lands for Jugges. That snapped Knox's head back.
Jugges keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Jugges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Jugges - just one landing. #CL2#
Jugges has managed to clinch.
Jugges is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jugges's elbow.
Jugges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jugges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jugges tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Jugges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jugges misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jugges blocks an uppercut.
#TD#
Knox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jugges can't fight it off and eventually Knox manages to take the fight to the floor. Jugges looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Jugges uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Jugges!#REVB#
Jugges preventing the sweep.
Jugges wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. #T3#
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jugges is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Knox 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.
Jugges advances to half guard. #T4#
Knox wants to get back to full guard but Jugges has passed into side control.
Knox tries to bench press Jugges off him but Jugges keeps the position.
Jugges wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Jugges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jugges manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beckwitz Jugges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beckwitz Jugges's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Jugges loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Jugges lands a body shot.
Jugges throws a big shot that misses.
Knox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jugges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like John Knox has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jugges throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Jugges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#KD2#
Jugges sends Knox crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jugges is motioning to the referee to let Knox up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Knox is rocked!#T1#
Jugges flashes Knox a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Knox's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Knox crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Jugges punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beckwitz Jugges!
Beckwitz Jugges is the new heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 212
Date: Aug 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Que swinging wildly here.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Que misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Que definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Que throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Omnipotent Que seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Que.
Que throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Knox counters with a double leg. Que bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Knox follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Knox!
John Knox is the new heavyweight champion!
John Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 209
Date: Jul 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Wegner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Wegner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wegner throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wegner wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Wegner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wegner working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to control but Wegner is keeping busy.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Wegner has control of the leg.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wegner.
Knox is not content to let Wegner control the position.#T1#
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox gets full guard.
Wegner throwing strikes but missing.
Knox 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.
Knox looking to control.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Wegner controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wegner is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Wegner is trying to control the position but Knox postures up. #T2#
Knox distracts Wegner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox wants to control from the top but Wegner keeps moving.
Wegner is pulling down on Knox's head. It's preventing any offense from Knox, at least for the moment.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Wegner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wegner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Wegner's brow.
Wegner keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Wegner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Wegner!#REVB##T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wegner chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Wegner trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox 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.
Wegner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Wegner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wegner throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Wegner managing to control the position.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Wegner has wrist control.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox trying to control but Wegner is working from the bottom.
Wegner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wegner's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wegner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Knox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Knox throws a series of punches but Wegner avoids them all with ease.
And Wegner tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wegner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Knox is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wegner. Wegner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wegner moves away.
Wegner is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wegner dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Wegner's head and hops out.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wegner slips under a jab from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wegner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wegner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Wegner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wegner wants it to stay on the feet.
Wegner with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.#T1#
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Wegner moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wegner.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wegner can do to turn this around?
Knox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wegner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
#T2#
Wegner slips a jab from Knox.
Wegner with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.#TD2#
Wegner scores with a takedown into Knox's guard.
Wegner works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Knox 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.
Wegner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wegner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wegner won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Wegner throwing strikes but missing.
Wegner working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Knox here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wegner with a nice head shot there.
Knox controls Wegner momentarily but Wegner frees himself.
Wegner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Wegner is working Knox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Wegner cracks Knox with a solid left hand.
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox is trying to keep Wegner in close.
Jorg Wegner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wegner distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wegner connects with a couple of short punches.
Wegner stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.#T4#
Wegner with a nice head shot there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Knox distracts Wegner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Wegner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Wegner!#REVB#
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wegner manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Knox pushes down on Wegner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox throws a strike but Wegner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wegner pulls Knox in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Jorg Wegner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Wegner tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
John Knox is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Wegner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wegner is one step ahead there.
Wegner connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Wegner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wegner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wegner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wegner working Knox over with strikes.
Wegner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wegner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wegner slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Knox is looking for a sweep. Wegner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wegner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Wegner lands strikes from half guard.
Knox gets full guard.
Wegner stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox is trying to keep Wegner in close.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wegner's guard. #REVR#
Wegner seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Wegner wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Knox wants to control from the top but Wegner keeps moving.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Wegner keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wegner trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wegner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wegner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox postures up in Wegner's guard and throws a big left but Wegner blocks it.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Wegner is keeping the position.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wegner works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wegner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox misses with a hook. Wegner ducked under it nicely.
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 John Knox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Knox!
Our winner, John Knox, 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:
ENIGMA 203
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Jokinen rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jokinen is defending well.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage. #T1#
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jouni Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Knox.#TD2#
Knox has hold of one of Jokinen's legs. Jokinen is fighting the takedown attempt but Knox gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox advances position into side control!
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jokinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jokinen dodges the ground and pound from Knox.
Knox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jokinen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow. #T2#
Knox throws an elbow but Jokinen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Knox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Knox with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knox on the ground.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Knox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jokinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jokinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox is looking to pass Jokinen's guard but actually Jokinen recovers to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
Knox forces his way into half guard.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Knox is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Knox trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Knox is trying to control. Jokinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox. #CL#
Jokinen forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Knox has Jokinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jokinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox lands a left hand.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Knox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen prevents the takedown attempt.
#T1#
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Jokinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox has Jokinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jokinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jouni Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Jokinen slowing the pace effectively.
Knox looking for a takedown.
Knox gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen is working Knox over against the cage.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knox misses with some punches.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow. #T3#
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jokinen jabs at Knox's body.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Jokinen swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
#T4#
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Jouni Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand. #TD2#
Knox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jokinen can't fight it off and eventually Knox manages to take the fight to the floor. Jokinen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jouni Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT2#It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
#T1#
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Jokinen cracks Knox with a good jab.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Jokinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jouni Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen misses the jab.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
A shot to the body from Jokinen misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Jokinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.#T4#
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jokinen defends it well.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jouni Jokinen! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 199
Date: May 05, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Ugonoh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Ugonoh.
Ugonoh lands an uppercut.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Ugonoh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ugonoh seems content to control.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ugonoh wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox is looking to control Ugonoh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knox avoid being mounted?
Knox wants to improve his position but Ugonoh is controlling well.
#T1#
Knox is staying active underneath Ugonoh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ugonoh controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knox's coaches at Ironbound MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Knox won't allow Ugonoh to pass to mount.
Knox is staying active underneath Ugonoh, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Izu Ugonoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Knox gets a takedown into half guard.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Ugonoh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ugonoh won't allow Knox to pass to mount.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ugonoh's head.
Ugonoh is looking to control Knox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ugonoh avoid being mounted?
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ugonoh defending well though.
Ugonoh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is keen to just control but Ugonoh is a slippery customer.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox trying to control from half guard but Ugonoh is working away.
Ugonoh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ugonoh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Knox postures up.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Ugonoh is keeping the position.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ugonoh trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Knox sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Ugonoh pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Knox has picked Ugonoh up - he's going for a ride! Knox dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Knox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Ugonoh trying to control from the bottom.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox slips a nice elbow through Ugonoh's hands, connecting with Ugonoh's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Ugonoh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Ugonoh's temple.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox wants to take a breather but Ugonoh is having none of it.
Ugonoh is doing well to control the position and prevent Knox from advancing to side control.
Ugonoh has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ugonoh scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Knox as Ugonoh shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ugonoh misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Ugonoh clinches.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ugonoh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ugonoh tries to score a body lock takedown but Knox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ugonoh can't get the takedown.
John Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izu Ugonoh.#TD#
Knox lands a takedown into guard.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ugonoh controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Ugonoh's brow.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ugonoh can do to turn this around?
Knox preventing the sweep.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Ugonoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Knox cracks Ugonoh with a solid left hand.
Ugonoh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox distracts Ugonoh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox trying to control but Ugonoh is working from the bottom.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Ugonoh is keeping the position.
Ugonoh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ugonoh keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully. #T2#
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ugonoh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Ugonoh has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Ugonoh is retaining full guard.
Ugonoh is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ugonoh's head.
John Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ugonoh wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Ugonoh has wrist control.#T3#
Knox wants to control from the top but Ugonoh keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ugonoh keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Ugonoh closes the distance and clinches.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Ugonoh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ugonoh blocking some punches.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Ugonoh uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Ugonoh is trying to drag Knox to the mat but Knox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ugonoh misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Knox has clasped his hands together around Ugonoh's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Ugonoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ugonoh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ugonoh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ugonoh's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ugonoh cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Izu Ugonoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Ugonoh pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Knox gets through Ugonoh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ugonoh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ugonoh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Ugonoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ugonoh misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ugonoh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ugonoh backwards. #TD#
Knox tightens his grip and picks Ugonoh up, before dumping him to the ground. Ugonoh manages to land in guard. #T1#
Ugonoh is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox postures up.
Ugonoh keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Ugonoh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Ugonoh looking to control.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ugonoh is trying to keep Knox in close.
Ugonoh seems keen to control Knox's posture.#T2#
Knox forces his way into half guard.
Ugonoh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ugonoh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ugonoh trying to control the position.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knox stands up over Ugonoh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ugonoh keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully. #T3#
Knox stays in close to Ugonoh's body and controls the position.
Ugonoh controlling Knox's posture.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Ugonoh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4##BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Ugonoh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Ugonoh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ugonoh throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ugonoh has Knox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ugonoh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#TD#
Knox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ugonoh can't fight it off and eventually Knox manages to take the fight to the floor. Ugonoh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ugonoh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Ugonoh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Knox!
A very excited looking John Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Rodriguez has been cut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Knox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Knox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the ropes.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Knox.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rodriguez. 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.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Knox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodriguez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1#
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
Knox gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knox pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox with the counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.#T2#
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
letting Knox counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Rodriguez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox batters Rodriguez with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rodriguez is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Knox lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rodriguez to the mat with a gruesome thud! Knox is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Knox!
A very excited looking John Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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STC8| Rodriguez x Helmsley
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Gijs with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Gijs feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Knox clinches up with Gijs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but Knox turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to take the fight to the mat but Gijs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Gijs avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Gijs avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Gijs prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Gijs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gijs's elbow. #T1#
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gijs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Gijs has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gijs after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gijs tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gijs drops back down to his feet.
Gijs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox tries for a takedown but Gijs manages to get underhooks.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Gijs can't get the takedown.
#T2#
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gijs tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gijs drops back down to his feet.
Gijs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gijs backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Gijs blocking some punches.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Gijs controls the action.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gijs. #T3#
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gijs jumps guard but Knox stands there with Gijs around his waist. Gijs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Gijs jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gijs controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox postures up in Gijs's guard and throws a big left but Gijs blocks it.
Gijs can't keep his opponent in guard - Knox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knox is just content to waste time from the top position. Gijs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gijs is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Our spies down at at ZuccoTraining Ground inform us that Gijs has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Knox won't allow Gijs to sweep him here.
Knox trying to control but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Gijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gijs is pulling down on Knox's head to control his posture.
Gijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T5#
Knox works over Gijs with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Gijs keeps moving.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox misses with a looping left.#TD#
Knox gets the takedown into side control.
Knox working the strikes but Gijs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gijs is trying to control but can't.
#T6#
Knox trying to control the action but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Gijs is pressing down on Knox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Gijs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Gijs!#REVB#
Gijs wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Gijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gijs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs throwing strikes but missing. #T7#
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gijs is one step ahead there.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Gijs pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gijs with a nice head shot there.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T8#
Gijs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gijs preventing the sweep.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Gijs pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knox wants to improve his position but Gijs is controlling well.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gijs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Gijs there.
Gijs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T9#
Gijs is looking to stall here but Knox recovers full guard.
Gijs is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs looking to sit in guard and control but Knox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Gijs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R2#
Knox looks to clinch #TD2#
and Gijs counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
Gijs landing with the ground and pound.
Gijs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gijs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gijs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Gijs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC2#Knox is rocked!
Gijs stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Gijs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolle Gijs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox trying to keep a closed guard but Gijs is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gijs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gijs wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Gijs postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
#TD2#
and Gijs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knox!
Gijs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gijs cracks Knox with a big right hand but Knox just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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.
Gijs lands a few punches from side control.
Gijs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gijs off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox wants to control the position but Gijs frees himself and scrambles - Knox manages to regain control in side control.
Gijs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gijs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Gijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gijs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Gijs is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gijs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gijs slows the pace down in half guard.
Gijs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Gijs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gijs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Gijs.
Knox takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gijs's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolle Gijs!
Bolle Gijs took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Papier hier'. |
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Legend shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Legend instigates a clinch.
Legend has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.#TD#
Knox has Legend pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knox pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Legend tumbling to the mat - Knox dives into Legend's guard.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox passes Legend's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legend is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Legend throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Legend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Knox working Legend over with strikes.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Legend taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Knox winds up and cracks Legend with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knox works his way into side control.
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Legend misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Legend is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow.
Legend taking a bit of punishment here - Knox scoring with strikes.
Legend is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow. #ROC#Legend is rocked!
Knox advances nicely into full mount.
Legend is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Knox with shots to the head and body - Legend looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Legend wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Knox celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Knox!
An out of breath John Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Undies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knox. #CL#
Knox forces Undies back against the cage and clinches.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Undies is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Undies fails to pull guard.
Knox keeps control of Undies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a body shot.
Undies misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Undies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Undies has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirty Undies.
Knox fails with the takedown.#T1##CL#
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Undies looking for a takedown.
Undies looks winded!
Knox can't get the takedown.
Knox is working for takedown but Undies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Undiess head.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Undies avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Undies is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Undiess head.
Undies misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Undies prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Undies.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox works on Undies's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox digs a right hand into Undies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Undies's gas tank. #T3#
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Undies backwards.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Undies backwards. #TD#
Knox lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knox is nestled in close to Undies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Undies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox is nestled in close to Undies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Undies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots but Undies is blocking nicely.
Knox winds up and cracks Undies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Undies's temple.
Knox moves nicely into side control. #T4#
Undies takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Knox lands an elbow.
Undies taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Knox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knox landing strikes. #ROC#Undies is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox cracks Undies with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Knox immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Undies is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Knox!
Our winner, John Knox, 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 29, 2023 |
#R1#
No joy there for Allthetimee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allthetimee loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.#CL#
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox cracks Allthetimee with a nice body shot.
Knox is working for takedown but Allthetimee is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Knox has clasped his hands together around Allthetimee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knox landing a few strikes.
Allthetimee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Allthetimee looks winded!
Knox lands a big elbow - Allthetimee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Allthetimee is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Knox!
A very excited looking John Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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