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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 496 p4p, 1590 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 68 p4p, 203 weight class). Knox's entrance music is One Step Closer | Linkin Park. A fine choice. Porthos Knox had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knox.
Sinclair throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sinclair throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Sinclair takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Sinclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox clobbers Sinclair with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinclair misses with the combination.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Sinclair has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinclair cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinclair with a nice cross.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinclair.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sinclair walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Sinclair moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Porthos Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Sinclair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sinclair momentarily.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sinclair throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Sinclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Sinclair thinks about the counter body kick.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Sinclair jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair slips under a jab.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Sinclair throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sinclair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sinclair scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Sinclair is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sinclair has his back to the cage.
Sinclair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Sinclair presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Sinclair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Sinclair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox punishes Sinclair's body with a nice straight punch.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Sinclair 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Sinclair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sinclair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Sinclair slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
Sinclair slips a jab from Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Knox throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Sinclair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sinclair, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Knox.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sinclair manages to pull guard.
Knox won't allow Sinclair to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
Knox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sinclair preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinclair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinclair on the side of the head.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sinclair ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sinclair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sinclair throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox slips a straight right by Sinclair.
Knox pushes Sinclair up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinclair's head.
Knox misses with a low kick.
And Sinclair responds with a good body kick, but Knox manages to step out the way in time.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Sinclair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Sinclair seems unphased.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sinclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sinclair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sinclair.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox tests Sinclair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sinclair - that will leave a mark!
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porthos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Sinclair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Sinclair digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Sinclair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox throws a series of punches but Sinclair avoids them all with ease.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sinclair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Knox.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sinclair. Knox shrugs it off though.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Sinclair pushes him off.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sinclair tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Sinclair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sinclair back to the cage. Knox follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sinclair. That's going to slow Knox down.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
Knox jabs at Sinclair's body.
Sinclair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Sinclair slips under a jab.
Sinclair is trying to counter with his kicks.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinclair swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Knox catches Sinclair right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair'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. This is the final round!
Knox swings for the body but Sinclair moves out of range.
Knox tries to clinch up but Sinclair circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Sinclair.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a series of punches but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Sinclair is looking to land body kicks.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sinclair moved out of range.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sinclair throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Sinclair misses with a kick to the body.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinclair with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Good leg kick by Sinclair.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Sinclair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sinclair looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sinclair. That one must have hurt.
Sinclair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox slips under a jab from Sinclair.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Sinclair dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Sinclair throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sinclair counters with a right hand to the body.
Sinclair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair connects with a high kick.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinclair throws a front kick that sends Knox stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinclair misses the jab.
Knox fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Sinclair - just one landing.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Sinclair throws a body kick that misses.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sinclair's shoulder, as Sinclair tries to avoid the shot.
Sinclair is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sinclair misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Sinclair back into the cage.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Sinclair is controlling him.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sinclair is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Knox to the mat. Knox regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Knox is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sinclair is controlling him.
Sinclair passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sinclair prevents Knox from standing back up.
Sinclair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair 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.
Nice strikes from Sinclair there.
Knox is trying to stand up here but Sinclair is controlling him well.
Porthos Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinclair is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinclair trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Sinclair lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itchy Sinclair.
I think Knox 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porthos Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Porthos Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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