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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 101 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 14 p4p, 140 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Toe Jam enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jam under the eye.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Jam.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox cracks Jam with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox cracks Jam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Jam back into the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Jam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jam throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Jam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam slips under a jab.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Knox cracks Jam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jam.
Jam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jam swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Jam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Jam scores with a hook to the body.
Jam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jam lands with a good body shot.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of punches but Jam moves out of range.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Jam's defenses.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox wants to clinch up but Jam keeps it at a distance.
Knox cracks Jam with an open hand slap.
Jam tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox is looking to clinch but Jam is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jam misses.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox with a jab.
Jam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox thuds a left hand into Jam's body.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Jam misses with a hook.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Jam's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
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 Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Knox lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Jam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jam counters with a straight right hand.
Knox throws a body punch but Jam moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Jam as he connects with a hook.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam walks into a left hand.
Jam lands a right hook to the body.
Porthos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Knox is looking to clinch but Jam is avoiding it.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Jam.
Knox throws a body punch but Jam moves out of range.
Jam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Knox avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Jam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jam finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Jam misses.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Jam needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Jam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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 with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Jam stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam scores with a jab to the body.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox misses with the combination.
Jam with a hook.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox cracks Jam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jam scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Jam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Jam misses.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Jam misses.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Jam misses.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox lands a jab.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Jam lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox lands with a hook. Jam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Knox rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a right hand.
Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toe Jam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox slips a jab from Jam.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox throws a series of punches but Jam moves out of range.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Jam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Knox thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Jam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jam was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Jam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
As Jam looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Jam just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jam misses with a punch on the inside.
Jam throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Jam takes one to the side of the head.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Jam is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Jam misses with a punch on the inside.
Jam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox pushes Jam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jam throws a head punch that misses.
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 keeps control of Jam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Jam on the inside.
Jam breaks the clinch.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jam throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Jam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Jam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Jam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Jam avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook.
Jam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Knox throws a jab when Jam was well out of range.
Jam lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jam.
Jam throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Jam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jam swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Jam misses its intended target.
Knox looks to land a combination but Jam avoids it well.
Jam misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Jam lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Jam misses.
Knox rushes Jam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Jam walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jam throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Jam is just out of range.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Jam moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox 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.
Jam moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
Knox wants to clinch.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Jam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Jam misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox staying out of range there.
Jam misses the jab.
Jam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Jam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jam, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Jam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Jam gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox throws a jab when Jam was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Jam.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Jam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam takes one to the side of the head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Jam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Jam scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox lands with a hook. Jam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jam.
Jam cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Jab, jab by Jam - just one landing.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jam lands a head shot.
Jam cracks Knox with a good jab.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Jam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Jam on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jam works the jab nicely.
Jam misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toe Jam dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Jam with a nice cross.
Jam misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox throws a right hand that Jam ducks under and follows up with a left that Jam also avoids with ease.
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
Jam now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Jam's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to bum rush Jam with a series of wild strikes but Jam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Jam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Knox throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jam looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Jam misses with a looping left.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Jam off the cage and back into range.
Knox has Jam up against the cage in a clinch.
Porthos Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Jam misses.
Jam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Knox.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Jam moves out of range easily.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox cracks Jam with a good jab.
Jam digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Jam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jam.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Jam misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Jam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jam manages to break the clinch.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jam manages to circle out of the way.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam misses with a hook.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Jam.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox tries to move into range but Jam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jam loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox slips under a jab from Jam.
Knox tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Knox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jam throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Jam takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a right and a left that Jam avoids nicely.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Jam's defenses.
Knox has Jam up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jam throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
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 Porthos Knox.
Well Knox 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Porthos Knox!
Porthos Knox retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Porthos 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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