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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 249 p4p, 2047 weight class) and Mitsu Misawa (ranked 37 p4p, 270 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One Step Closer | Linkin Park. 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.
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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 30 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitsu Misawa!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Knox misses.
Misawa defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Misawa there.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Misawa counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Misawa to acknowledge the strikes.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Misawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Misawa's head.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox misses with a hook. Misawa ducked under it nicely.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Misawa throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Misawa slips a straight right by Knox.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a hook
and Misawa counters with a two punch combo.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Misawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Misawa misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Misawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Misawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Misawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misawa lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Misawa staying out of range there.
Misawa tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Misawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Misawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Misawa up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Misawa lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Misawa.
Misawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Knox prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Misawa prevents a body shot from Knox.
Misawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Misawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misawa can turn it around.
Misawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Misawa.
It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Knox is trying to push Misawa away but Misawa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Misawa lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox working aggressively here.
Misawa misses with a body punch.
Misawa misses with an elbow strike.
Knox prevents a body shot from Misawa.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox misses with a hook
and Misawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Misawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Misawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Misawa dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Knox.
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 breaks the clinch.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Misawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Misawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Misawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Misawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Misawa tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Knox.
Misawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Misawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws the left hand but Misawa avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a jab. Misawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
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 cut man is working on Porthos Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox tries to land a body kick
enabling Misawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Porthos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox with a nice cross.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Porthos Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks a body shot from Misawa.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misawa closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox rushes Misawa and presses him up against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox rushes Misawa and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misawa's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Misawa fails to land.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Misawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Misawa tries to get set, Knox tries to push him back and clinch up but Misawa manages to avoid the attempt.
Misawa wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox misses with a combination
and Misawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox misses with the combination.
Misawa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Misawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Misawa blocks a jab.
Misawa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox works Misawa's body with a nice hook.
Misawa throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Misawa.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Misawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Misawa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox clinches.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Misawa.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox pushes Misawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox missing with knees to the body.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Misawa misses with a punch to the body.
Misawa lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Misawa can do to turn this around?
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Misawa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Misawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Knox.
Misawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox rushes Misawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa scores with a hook to the body.
Knox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misawa avoids it.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Misawa.
Knox is trying to break free.
Misawa has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Misawa.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Misawa.
A nice leg kick from Misawa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitsu Misawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa tries to work over Knox's front leg with a kick but Knox checks it.
Misawa slips under a jab from Knox.
Sloppy strikes from Misawa. Those never looked like landing.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Misawa.
Misawa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 Porthos Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Misawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Misawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Misawa. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Misawa moves away and avoids it.
Knox looks for the body kick but Misawa saw that one coming.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Misawa saw that one coming.
Misawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Misawa scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox slips a straight right by Misawa.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misawa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knox's brow.
Knox has Misawa pushed against the cage.
Misawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox lands with a cross.
Misawa misses with a few strikes there.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Misawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Misawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Misawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Misawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Misawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Knox clinches up with Misawa and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox prevents a body shot from Misawa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Misawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa lands an uppercut.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Mitsu Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
Misawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misawa tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misawa tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox cracks Misawa with a nice body shot.
Misawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox throws a hook but Misawa blocks it.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Misawa is just out of range.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox rushes Misawa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Misawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Misawa digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Knox gets through Misawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Knox blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Misawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox avoids a wild elbow strike from Misawa.
Misawa can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misawa's hands.
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!
Misawa is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Misawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox cracks Misawa with a good jab.
Knox throws a series of punches but Misawa moves out of range.
Misawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porthos Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox punishes Misawa's body with a nice straight punch.
Misawa is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox drives through and clinches with Misawa against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Misawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Misawa.
Misawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Misawa.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Misawa has the dominant position.
Misawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porthos Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porthos Knox!
Porthos Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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