PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Knuckles has chosen Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Philips
vs
Knuckles

190 cm
27
265 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Philips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philips trying to control the position but instead, Knuckles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Philips into the cage.
Knuckles avoids the elbow strike from Philips, against the cage.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Knuckles.
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Philips misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
A short body shot lands from Philips as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Knuckles slowing the pace effectively.
Knuckles receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles blocks an elbow strike from Philips.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Philips throws a head punch that misses.
Philips throws a punch but it's blocked by Knuckles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Philips is breathing heavily.
Philips's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Knuckles.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles cracks Philips with a nice body shot.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knuckles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knuckles gets through Philips's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Philips up against the cage.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Philips wants to get back to striking at distance but Knuckles won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Philips fails to land.
Philips pushes off an throws an elbow but Knuckles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knuckles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Knuckles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knuckles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Philips up against the cage.
Philips creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Philips misses with some punches.
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knuckles's defenses.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Philips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philips is working Knuckles over against the cage.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Knuckles.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philips misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knuckles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles lands with a right to the head.
Knuckles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Knuckles is working Philips over against the cage.
Knuckles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knuckles has Philips pressed against the cage.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Philips's ribcage. Philips let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knuckles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knuckles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knuckles is working Philips over against the cage.
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knuckles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philips or not.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knuckles pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Philips's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles is working Philips over against the cage.
Knuckles lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
The referee calls for Knuckles to work.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
A short left from Knuckles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Knuckles to work.
Knuckles lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Knuckles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Knuckles dominated that round.
That's time! Philips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Knuckles throws the left hand but Philips avoids the punch easily.
Philips checks a leg kick.
Philips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Knuckles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
Knuckles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knuckles. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knuckles. That's going to slow Philips down.
Knuckles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philips doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles sizes up Philips with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.

Knuckles sends Philips crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knuckles is motioning to the referee to let Philips up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Philips is rocked!

It looks like Ray Philips has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Philips is predictable there
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick.
Oh Philips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips seems to have got his legs back now.
Philips avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the body.
Knuckles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knuckles digs a good body shot into Philips's ribs.

Knuckles clinches up with Philips and pushes him back against the cage.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Knuckles.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knuckles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knuckles in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Knuckles.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a light punch inside.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Knuckles presses Philips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles is leaning against Philips and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jimmy Knuckles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knuckles lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles just leaning against Philips, taking a breather.
Knuckles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knuckles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Philips stalling in the clinch but Knuckles improves position.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch.
Philips misses with an elbow strike.
Knuckles pushes Philips back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Philips.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles effectively controlling the action here.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles throws a head punch that misses.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Knuckles stalling.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles pushes Philips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Philips being controlled against the cage.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philips creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knuckles's defenses.
Knuckles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knuckles works on Philips's body with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Knuckles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Philips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Philips as the two fighters clinch.
Philips lands a right hand.
Knuckles dodges an elbow strike from Philips.
Knuckles lands an uppercut.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Philips lands a body punch.
Philips tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles trying to control the position but instead, Philips has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knuckles into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Knuckles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Philips's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Philips.
Philips with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips walks into a straight right hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knuckles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Philips rather than just go for the knockout.
Philips connects with a single shot there.
Philips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philips throws a right and a left that Knuckles avoids nicely.
Philips bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knuckles's head.
Philips misses with a hook to the body
and Philips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philips throws a front kick aimed at Knuckles's knee but Knuckles avoids it well.
Philips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knuckles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knuckles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philips, as that shot connected.
Philips cracks Knuckles with a good jab.
Philips thuds his right hand into Knuckles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knuckles circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philips, as that shot connected.
Philips digs a good body shot into Knuckles's ribs.
Knuckles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philips looks to land a combination but Knuckles avoids it well.
Philips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Philips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knuckles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
Philips throws a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Philips scores with a three punch combo!
Knuckles digs a good hook to Philips's body.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Philips misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a straight right hand.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philips lands with a thumping leg kick.
Philips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knuckles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philips throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knuckles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philips just misses with a punch to the body.
Philips misses with the combination.
Knuckles loads up on a big right hand but Philips slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands with an uppercut that bounces Knuckles off the cage and back into rage.
Philips moves out of range of the leg kick from Knuckles.
Philips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Philips misses with a series of wild punches.
Knuckles is looking to clinch but Philips is avoiding it.
Philips works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Philips finds it's target.
Philips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philips lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knuckles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Philips uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Philips.
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 right-left combo lands from Philips.
Knuckles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Philips.
Knuckles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philips lands with a right hand.
Philips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knuckles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Philips lands a lovely overhand right.
Philips is looking to slow Knuckles down with leg kicks.
Philips cracks a nice hook into Knuckles's ribs.
Philips scores with a punch to the head.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Philips.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Philips scores with a jab.
Philips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knuckles checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Philips clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Philips's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knuckles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knuckles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Knuckles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knuckles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knuckles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles connects with a crisp jab.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Philips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knuckles circles away quickly and effectively.
Philips throws a lazy right hand but Knuckles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Philips does no damage.
Knuckles throws a hook to the side of Philips's head but Philips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philips moves out of range of the strikes.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philips throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knuckles is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Decent striking displayed by Philips there.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Philips.
Knuckles takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.
Philips jabs at Knuckles's body.
Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Philips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips looks to throw the jab but Knuckles is out of range.
Philips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knuckles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philips misses with an uppercut.
Philips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Knuckles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knuckles as Philips tries to tie him up.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Philips is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knuckles is keeping busy.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Philips throws an elbow but misses.
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles gets through Philips's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knuckles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles blocking some punches.
Philips's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philipss head.
Philips lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knuckles avoiding damage.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Philips up against the cage.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Come on Knuckles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philips tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Philips back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Knuckles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knuckles works on Philips's body with a couple of short punches.
Philips misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Philips's head.
Knuckles presses Philips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles has Philips pushed against the cage.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Philips's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Philips's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philips's gas tank.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philips misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Knuckles dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ray Philips's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Knuckles. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Philips misses with a leg kick
and Knuckles counters with a thumping low kick.
Knuckles throws a one two combo.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Philips.

Knuckles moves into the clinch successfully.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Philips.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles is pushing Philips up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knuckles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philips or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philips backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips misses with a body punch.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Philips's head.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Philips's ribcage. Philips let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knuckles.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles works on Philips's body with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knuckles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Philips scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a light punch inside.
Knuckles effectively controlling the action here.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles has Philips pressed against the cage, preventing Philips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knuckles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Philips's efforts to push away.
Knuckles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knuckles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philips takes a shot to the head.
Philips stalls.
Philips misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knuckles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Philips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philips.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles presses Philips against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Philips misses with the head strike.
Knuckles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knuckles lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knuckles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Philips up against the cage.
Philips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philips backwards.
Knuckles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knuckles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knuckles scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Philips creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Knuckles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles stalls.
Knuckles cracks Philips with a nice body shot.
Knuckles stalling against the cage.
Knuckles lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ray Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Philips as Knuckles tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Knuckles.
Philips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick.
Knuckles lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Philips clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knuckles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Knuckles there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knuckles 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 43:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 43:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 43:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Knuckles!