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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Its time for WAR!!!-ll cool j. Jones has chosen Alice in Chains - Them Bones as his entrance music. David Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knox's head.
It looks like David Knox has been cut.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones has managed to clinch.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Knox misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Knox throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Knox makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones looks gassed!
Knox tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Jones misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Knox throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Knox is predictable there
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Knox.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Knox is predictable there
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Knox counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a leg kick.
David Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Knox counters by clinching up.
Jones blocking some punches.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox misses with some punches.
Jones is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the ropes.
Jones is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Knox has double underhooks.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones presses Knox against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones is looking to control Knox's arms but Knox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a thumping low kick.
Joseph Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones walks into a jab.
Jones blocks a head kick by Knox.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Knox moved away.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters by clinching up.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Jones trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut 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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Knox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the ropes.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox prevents a body shot from Jones.
Knox blocks a body shot from Jones.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Jones is trying to stall.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Knox into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joseph Jones!
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