Video: Jason Knight TKOs Artem Lobov in bare knuckle rematch
Get the Full StoryPhoto by Jeff Bottari Zuffa LLC Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesJason Knight won the bare knuckle boxing bout between two UFC vets. Jason Knight and Artem Lobov fought in a bare knuckle boxing match Saturday night, with the pair of UFC veterans headlining BKFC 9 in Mississippi. This would be a rematch of their bout from April, which Lobov won by decision.
The pair fought for five rounds until Knight landed a left hand that dropped and finished Lobov. With the victory, Knight evened the score with a more definite finish, and the pair are are now 1-1 against each other in bare knuckle boxing.
Watch clips from the bout below, along with a snippet from MMA Fighting s play-by-play:
Round 4: Knight avoids a couple of winging punches and he counters with his own. Lobov switches stances and fires a straight left to the body. He lands a trio of punches on an advancing Knight. Knight slips a few punches again and scores against a off-balance Lobov. Lobov swinging big, but not connecting. Not a lot of volume from Knight in this round. A close one.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Lobov. Overall, 38-38.
Round 5: They hug before the round starts. Knight coming out with fast hands, Lobov shelling up, both remain in the center of the ring. Knight lands a punch and Lobov drops to his knees, it looks like there s something wrong with his eye. He can t get up and the referee has to wave it off. That s a TKO win for Knight.
Official result: Jason Knight def. Artem Lobov via KO at 0:29 of round five
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