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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dedric Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dedric Knowles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dedric Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles cracks Jones with a good jab.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knowles duly obliges.
Knowles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knowles lands a jab to the head.
Knowles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Knowles pushes him off.
Knowles's corner calls for a 1-2. Knowles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knowles circles away.
Knowles looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense.
Knowles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Dedric Knowles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knowles cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knowles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knowles throws a shot to the body.
Knowles misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knowles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Knowles both land. Nice combination.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Jones misses.
Knowles lands a right hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Knowles enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knowles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones stands up and waves to Knowles to follow him.
Knowles throws a good cross that connects.
Dedric Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knowles misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up but Knowles circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Knowles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knowles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Knowles misses with a straight left.
Knowles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Knowles misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Knowles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knowles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knowles tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knowles to the ground. Knowles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones wants to clinch up but Knowles keeps it at a distance.
Knowles throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knowles tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Knowles circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Knowles.
Jones throws a series of punches but Knowles moves out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Knowles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones wants to clinch up but Knowles keeps it at a distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Knowles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Knowles.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Knowles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones has Knowles pressed against the cage, preventing Knowles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles is trying to break free.
Jones tries to pull guard but Knowles holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Knowles tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Knowles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Knowles's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Knowles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Casey Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knowles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knowles lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Knowles which made him look bad.
Knowles swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Dedric Knowles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knowles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knowles throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Knowles misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knowles tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Knowles's guard.
Knowles is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knowles has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones passes to side control.
Knowles is not content to let Jones control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Knowles to his feet.
Knowles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knowles misses with a few strikes there.
Knowles lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Knowles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Knowles is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Knowles can't break the clinch.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knowles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knowles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knowles lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Knowles settles back down.
Knowles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knowles wants it to stay on the feet.
Knowles tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knowles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Knowles lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knowles as he avoids it easily.
Casey Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Knowles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles works Jones's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Knowles lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Casey Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knowles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knowles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch there but Knowles circles away.
Knowles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Knowles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Knowles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knowles.
Jones is looking to clinch but Knowles is avoiding it.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knowles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knowles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knowles wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones looking to control but instead Knowles has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Knowles pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Knowles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Knowles defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Knowles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Casey Jones just wasn't active enough.
Knowles with a jab.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knowles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones 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 takedown attempt - Knowles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knowles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left and a right from Knowles both land. Nice combination.
Knowles misses with the combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knowles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Knowles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knowles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones feints and as Knowles raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knowles's guard.
Knowles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knowles is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a huge punch but Knowles dodges it nicely.
Knowles is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Casey Jones just wasn't active enough.
Knowles misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Knowles which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Dedric Knowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knowles.
Knowles throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Jones!
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