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PANDA 61 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a body punch but O'Neil moves out of range.
A left lands for O'Neil.
O'Neil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
A big left from Knox misses.
O'Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
O'Neil looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from O'Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from O'Neil misses.
O'Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O'Neil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of punches but O'Neil avoids them all with ease.
O'Neil misses with a looping left.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O'Neil circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from O'Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
O'Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O'Neil with a jab.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O'Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O'Neil jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O'Neil looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
O'Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O'Neil.
Knox misses with a hook. O'Neil ducked under it nicely.
Knox swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
O'Neil avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from O'Neil.
O'Neil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O'Neil works Knox's body with a nice hook.
O'Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
O'Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Neil is just out of range.
O'Neil lands with an overhand left.
O'Neil lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil scores with a head kick.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces O'Neil off the cage and back into range.
O'Neil misses the shot to the body.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by O'Neil.
O'Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
O'Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'Neil with a hook.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Neil on the side of the head.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O'Neil scrambles back to his feet.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox cracks O'Neil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O'Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
A cross from O'Neil lands.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox staying out of range there.
O'Neil throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O'Neil 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.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O'Neil misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
O'Neil lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
O'Neil misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey O'Neil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
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.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil scores with a hook.
Knox throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.
O'Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
O'Neil throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O'Neil looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
O'Neil slips a jab from Knox.
O'Neil misses with a looping right.
O'Neil misses with a straight right.
O'Neil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knox.
O'Neil throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
O'Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Knox stuns O'Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like O'Neil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Knox misses.
O'Neil swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
O'Neil throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Knox sizes up O'Neil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neil lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Neil on the side of the head.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O'Neil's head backwards.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
O'Neil tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O'Neil.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
O'Neil looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
O'Neil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O'Neil.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws the left hand but O'Neil avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from O'Neil misses.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
O'Neil lands a jab to the nose.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O'Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from O'Neil misses.
O'Neil with a hook.
O'Neil misses with a looping left.
Knox looks to land a left hand but O'Neil moved out of range nicely.
Knox misses with a body shot.
O'Neil flicks out a counter leg kick but Knox steps away.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Neil is just out of range.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
O'Neil scores with a head kick. Knox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O'Neil avoids the body shot from Knox.
O'Neil feints a jab promting Knox to slip. O'Neil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from O'Neil misses.
Knox moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
Knox avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O'Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox misses with a looping left.
O'Neil tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
O'Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
O'Neil jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O'Neil has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aramis Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
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 Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from O'Neil.
O'Neil lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
O'Neil thumps Knox with a low kick.
O'Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by O'Neil.
Knox lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O'Neil throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has O'Neil backing up. O'Neil nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but O'Neil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Knox.
O'Neil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O'Neil connects with a leg kick.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
O'Neil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O'Neil connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
O'Neil throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O'Neil connects with a single shot there.
O'Neil loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
O'Neil misses with a head kick.
O'Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
O'Neil scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil scores with a punch to the head.
O'Neil scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
O'Neil tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Knox throws a body punch but O'Neil moves out of range.
O'Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Neil is just out of range.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
O'Neil misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from O'Neil misses.
Knox misses with an uppercut. O'Neil saw that one coming.
O'Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Knox.
O'Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O'Neil connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'Neil manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
O'Neil thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox looks to throw the jab but O'Neil is out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O'Neil tries a low kick but Knox avoids it.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O'Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox misses with a looping left.
O'Neil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O'Neil lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox takes a swing at O'Neil's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'Neil.
O'Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O'Neil throws a nice head kick!
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O'Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O'Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on O'Neil's shoulder, as O'Neil tries to avoid the shot.
O'Neil looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
O'Neil misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mickey O'Neil just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O'Neil throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox blocks a head kick by O'Neil.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O'Neil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps O'Neil's head back.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O'Neil backs up against the cage.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O'Neil.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
O'Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox defending well as O'Neil loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil blocks a jab.
O'Neil thinks about the counter body kick.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O'Neil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O'Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
O'Neil cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
O'Neil slips a straight right by Knox.
O'Neil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox slips a straight right by O'Neil.
O'Neil lands a front kick.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O'Neil misses the jab.
Knox takes a swing at O'Neil's ribcage but misses.
Knox takes a swing at O'Neil's ribcage but misses.
O'Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O'Neil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and O'Neil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'Neil throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Knox lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O'Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O'Neil doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O'Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O'Neil.
O'Neil tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - O'Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on O'Neil's shoulder, as O'Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O'Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox swinging wildly here.
O'Neil walks into a jab.
Knox moves away from the strike by O'Neil.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox lands with a nice combination. O'Neil backs away looking to recover.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
O'Neil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws a body punch but O'Neil moves out of range.
O'Neil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses with a body shot.
O'Neil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O'Neil connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Knox stuns O'Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O'Neil finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
O'Neil lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O'Neil looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox had his way with Mickey O'Neil in that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox misses with a hook. O'Neil ducked under it nicely.
O'Neil with a nice calf kick.
Knox moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
A jab from O'Neil does it's job there.
O'Neil is looking to land body kicks.
O'Neil lands an overhand right.
O'Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
O'Neil throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. O'Neil doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O'Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox slips a jab from O'Neil.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - O'Neil coming out on top.
O'Neil slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox slips under a jab from O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
O'Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
O'Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut. O'Neil saw that one coming.
O'Neil slips under a jab from Knox.
O'Neil wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
O'Neil throws out a powerful jab.
O'Neil slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Nice defenses there by O'Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O'Neil avoids the body shot from Knox.
O'Neil tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
O'Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
O'Neil throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
O'Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
O'Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
O'Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O'Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for O'Neil.
The fighters circle momentarily. O'Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O'Neil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'Neil manages to avoid it.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by O'Neil.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
O'Neil scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Knox misses.
O'Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
O'Neil walks into a left hand.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
O'Neil tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
O'Neil jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox slips under a jab from O'Neil.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O'Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O'Neil has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox retains his lightweight title!
Aramis Knox took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLS BALLS RECOVERY for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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