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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 312 p4p, 339 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 45 p4p, 51 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 32 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox swings for the body but Magrath moves out of range.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Magrath moves away and avoids it.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox with a nice cross.
Magrath lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Magrath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Knox catches Magrath right on the button with a cross.
Magrath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magrath connects with a solid leg kick.
Knox avoids the body shot from Magrath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Good shot there by Knox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Magrath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Magrath on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Magrath.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magrath appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
Magrath has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Magrath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
It looked like Magrath was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magrath lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Magrath cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox throws the left hand but Magrath avoids the punch easily.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Knox catches Magrath right on the button with a cross.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Nice shot lands for Magrath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magrath counters with a nice leg kick.
Magrath throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Magrath throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Magrath misses with a straight right.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magrath fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Magrath.
Jab by Knox.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Magrath counters with a thumping low kick.
Magrath ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Magrath lands with a nice body punch.
Magrath lands a nice shot to the body.
Magrath moves out of range as Knox strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Magrath misses the target.
Magrath with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magrath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Magrath slips the punch.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magrath just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Magrath slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magrath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox is looking to clinch but Magrath is avoiding it.
A jab from Knox misses.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox slips under a jab from Magrath.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Magrath and move into the clinch position.
Magrath throws a big shot that misses.
Magrath throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Magrath cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Magrath misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Magrath throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Magrath throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox misses with a hook. Magrath ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Knox misses.
Magrath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magrath misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magrath on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a jab to Magrath's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magrath misses with an uppercut.
Magrath jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Magrath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magrath misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magrath.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Magrath saw that one coming.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Magrath.
Magrath wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with an uppercut
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Knox throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Knox works Magrath's body with a nice hook.
Magrath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magrath lands a jab to the nose.
Magrath fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Magrath misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magrath slips a jab from Knox.
Magrath with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magrath. That's going to slow Knox down.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magrath.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magrath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Magrath.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
Knox tries to clinch there but Magrath circles away.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Magrath is looking to counter punch.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Magrath catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Magrath was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox moves away from the strike by Magrath.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Magrath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Magrath takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magrath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Magrath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Magrath is trying to force a seperation but Knox has the dominant position.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Magrath breaks from the clinch.
Magrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Magrath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magrath throws a body shot but no joy.
Magrath finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox takes a swing at Magrath's ribcage but misses.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magrath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Magrath.
A big right from Knox misses.
Magrath defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magrath throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrath throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magrath misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magrath gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magrath breaks the clinch.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magrath.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Knox tries to clinch up but Magrath circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magrath. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magrath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Magrath moves out of range easily.
Magrath misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Magrath's head but Magrath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magrath moves away.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Porthos Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magrath ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Knox misses with a right hand
letting Magrath counter with a right hand.
Magrath throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Magrath throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
That kick from Magrath tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Magrath moved out of range.
Magrath was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magrath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox throws a series of punches but Magrath moves out of range.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Magrath misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magrath counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magrath lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magrath.
Knox staying out of range there.
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Knox.
Magrath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magrath throws an off balance right hand
and Magrath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magrath.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Magrath counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Magrath misses the target.
Magrath is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knox.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox slips a straight right by Magrath.
Knox works over Magrath's head and body with a nice combination.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magrath.
Magrath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magrath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Magrath takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Magrath cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Magrath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath misses with a looping left.
Magrath scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox tries a low kick but Magrath avoids it.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Magrath blocks it.
Knox throws a jab when Magrath was well out of range.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Magrath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox darts in trying to clinch
and Magrath counters with a nice body shot.
Magrath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips under a jab from Magrath.
Magrath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magrath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox forces Magrath back against the cage and clinches.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porthos Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Magrath counters with an outside leg kick.
Magrath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Magrath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magrath looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Magrath misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Magrath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magrath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Magrath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magrath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaxon Magrath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Magrath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Porthos Knox.
Well Knox 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porthos Knox!
Porthos Knox was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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