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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 57 p4p, 552 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 9 p4p, 81 weight class). Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marek avoids the head kick by Knox.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marek throws out the jab.
Marek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Marek lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Marek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Marek's shoulder, as Marek tries to avoid the shot.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
As Knox looks to move away, Marek throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marek manages to avoid it.
Marek misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Marek finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marek gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Marek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox digs a right hand into Marek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marek's gas tank.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
Marek throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox cracks Marek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marek swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox prevents a body shot from Marek.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Marek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Marek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Marek has him pressed against the cage.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marek tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Marek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox is trying to break free.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Marek scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox throws a series of punches but Marek avoids them all with ease.
Marek scores with a jab.
Marek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Marek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws the left hand but Marek avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Marek lands with a kick to the temple. Knox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knox throws a body punch but Marek moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
Marek 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.
Marek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Marek should have avoided that one.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox cracks Marek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marek needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox tries to bum rush Marek with a series of wild strikes but Marek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marek staying out of range there.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox is looking to clinch but Marek is avoiding it.
Marek lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox has Marek up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox lands with a hook. Marek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marek throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marek's hands.
Marek throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marek on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek moves away from the strike by Knox.
Marek is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox swings for the body but Marek moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Marek counters with a two punch combo.
Knox lands a jab to Marek's midsection.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox jabs Marek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox jabs Marek right on the nose. Marek blinks but takes it well.
Porthos Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox jabs Marek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Marek checks it.
Knox scores with a jab. Marek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox wants to clinch but Marek slips to the side
and Marek counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox is rocked!
Marek blocks a jab.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Marek finish him?
Knox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox misses with some punches.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox blocks a body shot from Marek.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Marek throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Marek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marek takes a shot to the head.
Knox prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Marek moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Marek.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marek tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox looks to land a combination but Marek avoids it well.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Marek should have avoided that one.
Marek misses with a body kick.
Marek scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marek slips a jab from Knox.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Marek scores with a kick to the body.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marek doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marek avoids the body shot from Knox.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marek.
Marek keeps the fight on the outside.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox slips a straight right by Marek.
Marek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox rushes Marek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox cracks Marek with an open hand slap.
Knox clinches up with Marek and pushes him back against the cage.
Marek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Marek has double underhooks.
Marek pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Marek.
Marek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Marek lands a big uppercut and Knox crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knox looks OK. Marek waves Knox back to his feet!
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to clinch but Marek slips to the side
and Marek counters with a good low kick that Knox was not able to check.
Marek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Marek avoids it easily.
Marek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Marek engages and cracks Knox with a massive lead left hook - Knox tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Marek is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregor Marek!
Gregor Marek retains his welterweight title!
Gregor Marek managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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