PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 62 p4p, 103 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joteel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moogwalze. Knox has chosen You're Going Down | Sick Puppies as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Joteel
vs
Knox

175 cm
32
164
21 - 13 - 1

181 cm
31
167
23 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel delivers a nice body kick.
Joteel cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Joteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Joteel walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Joteel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joteel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Joteel scores with a nice strike.
Joteel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joteel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knox slips a straight right by Joteel.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Joteel throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joteel misses the body punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Joteel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Joteel tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Joteel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Joteel's shoulder, as Joteel tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Joteel.
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Joteel lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox cracks Joteel with an open hand slap.
Joteel swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joteel counters with a straight right hand.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joteel doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox jabs Joteel right on the nose. Joteel blinks but takes it well.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joteel counters with a good, hard body kick but Knox shrugs it off.
Joteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Joteel shakes him off and moves away.
Joteel scores with a punch to the head.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Joteel moves away and avoids it.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Joteel shakes him off and moves away.
Joteel jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
Joteel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Joteel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Joteel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joteel throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jacque Joteel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joteel connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joteel.
Joteel misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joteel scrambles back to his feet.
Joteel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Joteel throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joteel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Joteel throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joteel. That's going to slow Knox down.
A shot to the body from Joteel misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Joteel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Joteel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joteel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joteel scores with a body shot.
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Joteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
Joteel loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
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 Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Joteel.
Joteel lands a jab.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joteel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joteel scores with a nice right hand.
Joteel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel scores with a leg kick.
Joteel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Joteel's head.
Knox throws a body punch but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joteel slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox staying out of range there.
Joteel misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox throws a body punch but Joteel moves out of range.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Joteel's shoulder, as Joteel tries to avoid the shot.
Joteel is looking to counter punch.
Joteel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Joteel moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joteel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joteel throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Joteel finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
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!
Joteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joteel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Joteel misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Joteel quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Joteel takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joteel looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joteel throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joteel throws out the jab.
Joteel throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joteel.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joteel scoring well with a low kick there.
Joteel scores with a body shot.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Joteel motions for Knox to come forward. Joteel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox throws a hook but Joteel avoids it easily.
Joteel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel thumps Knox with a low kick.
Joteel scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joteel thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Joteel defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joteel misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Joteel and move into the clinch position.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Joteel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Joteel's ribs.
Joteel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Joteel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Joteel moved out of range nicely.
Joteel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
Joteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Joteel tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Joteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 Jacque Joteel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Joteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Joteel misses.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joteel takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Joteel with an uppercut!
Joteel throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Joteel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Joteel blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel walks into a left hand.
Joteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Joteel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Knox.
Joteel with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Joteel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacque Joteel is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox defending well as Joteel loads up on a big left hand.
Knox misses the jab.
Joteel lands with a good body shot.
Knox moves forwards but Joteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Joteel.
Joteel throws a big shot that misses.
Knox with a hook.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox moves out of range as Joteel strikes.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
A telegraphed right hand from Joteel misses the target.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Joteel's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joteel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Joteel's head but Joteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joteel.
Joteel thows a body kick. Knox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joteel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joteel.
Joteel misses the shot to the body.
Joteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
Joteel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joteel misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Joteel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Joteel's head but Joteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox throws a jab when Joteel was well out of range.
Knox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joteel.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Joteel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joteel scores with a push kick.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox misses with a hook
and Joteel counters with a stiff right hand.
Joteel digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
A slow jab from Joteel misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
Knox throws a hook but Joteel avoids it easily.
Joteel cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Joteel misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Good standup being displayed there by Joteel as he connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joteel!
Knox takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Joteel throws out a powerful jab.
Joteel looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Joteel clearly takes 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.

Joteel just misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joteel looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Joteel blocks it.
Nice cross by Joteel.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Knox swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Joteel throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joteel misses with a straight right.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Joteel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joteel slips a jab from Knox.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Knox misses.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Joteel lands a jab.
Knox swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Knox moves forwards but Joteel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joteel misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Joteel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Joteel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joteel jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joteel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joteel feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Joteel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Joteel throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Joteel lands the left hand.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joteel.
Joteel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Joteel finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Joteel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joteel doesn't seem phased though.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joteel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joteel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Knox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Joteel has got the better of the exchanges.
Joteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from Knox misses.
Joteel lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Joteel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Good leg kick by Joteel.
Joteel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Joteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Joteel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joteel lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Joteel throws a quick counter head kick but Knox was just out of range.
Knox slips a jab from Joteel.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Joteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joteel throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Joteel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Joteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joteel throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Joteel only half commits.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacque Joteel had his way with Aramis Knox in 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. This is the final round!

No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joteel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Joteel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joteel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox checks a low kick from Joteel.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Joteel misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
It looked like Joteel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joteel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Joteel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joteel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joteel throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Joteel wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joteel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Joteel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Joteel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox lands a nice hook to Joteel's body. Joteel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Joteel swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a jab from Joteel.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joteel doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Joteel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
A quick step to the side and Joteel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Joteel
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox tests Joteel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Joteel tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joteel with the inside leg kick.
Joteel throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Joteel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joteel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Joteel misses
and Joteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Joteel misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox with a jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joteel thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Joteel's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joteel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aramis Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joteel momentarily.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joteel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joteel manages to avoid it.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joteel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Jacque Joteel, 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.
Aramis Knox was interviewed post fight and said '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.