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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somporn Metharom (ranked 1264 p4p, 1897 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 155 p4p, 214 weight class). Metharom's entrance music is Porcelain - Moby. A fine choice. Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. 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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 30 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metharom thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Metharom walks into a jab.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a nice leg kick.
Metharom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Metharom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knox scores with a one two! Metharom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox tries to land a front kick but Metharom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Metharom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Metharom slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox misses with a hook. Metharom ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Metharom moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metharom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Metharom works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Metharom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Metharom dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox lands with a cross.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
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 throws a combination that misses
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Knox catches Metharom right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox wants to clinch.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Metharom pushes him off.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Metharom in a clinch.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox lands a body shot.
Metharom avoids the head kick by Knox.
Knox throws a series of punches but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Metharom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Metharom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Metharom swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands with a hook. Metharom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Metharom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Knox misses
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metharom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Metharom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Metharom counters with a head kick.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Metharom counters with an outside leg kick.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Metharom has time to react.
Metharom connects with an inside leg kick.
Metharom scores with a jab.
Knox is rocked!
Metharom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Metharom finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a series of punches but Metharom moves out of range.
Knox is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Metharom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Metharom.
Somporn Metharom is winning the standup battle so far.
Metharom scores with a leg kick.
Metharom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Metharom with an uppercut!
Knox throws a lazy head kick
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Metharom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metharom's head backwards.
Metharom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tries to clinch
and Metharom counters with a right hand to the body.
Metharom with a nice calf kick.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Knox avoids the body shot from Metharom.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Metharom.
Knox wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes Metharom up against the cage in a clinch.
Metharom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Metharom breaks from the clinch.
Metharom slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox digs a good body shot into Metharom's ribs.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Metharom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Metharom counters with a nice body shot.
Knox throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metharom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knox tries to clinch
and Metharom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Metharom's head but Metharom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metharom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox tries to clinch
and Metharom counters with a good low kick that Knox was not able to check.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Metharom counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Metharom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Metharom counters with an inside leg kick.
Metharom moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Metharom tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Metharom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Metharom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Knox just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMetharom.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Metharom - just one landing.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Metharom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Metharom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metharom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metharom appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Metharom should have avoided that one.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Metharom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Metharom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Metharom was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Metharom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Knox misses the jab.
Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Knox misses.
Metharom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws a hook but Metharom avoids it easily.
Knox tries to clinch up
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Metharom moves out of range as Knox strikes.
That kick from Metharom tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Metharom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Metharom misses with a wild body shot.
Metharom gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Metharom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom lands a big right hand that sends Knox crashing to the mat! Metharom stays standing though and waves Knox 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!
Metharom takes one to the chin there.
Knox misses with a hook
and Metharom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Metharom gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somporn Metharom!
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