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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 66 p4p, 848 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 12 p4p, 106 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . A fine choice. Line comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gothic Line has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
Line will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Line throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Line moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Line is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Line throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Line feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Line lands an overhand right.
Line misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Knox moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLine.
Line misses with a wild combination.
Line moves away from the strike by Knox.
Line let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line misses with a head kick.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Line.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox blocks a head kick by Line.
Line throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Line misses with a body kick.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Knox misses.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with the combination.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Line.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Line should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox cracks Line with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Line connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Line defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Line swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Line's head back.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox drops Line with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Line looks back up at him and smiles so Knox waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Line is rocked!
A big left from Line misses.
Line is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Line fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Line seems to have recovered his senses.
Line fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
Knox slips a straight right by Line.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Line.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox misses with the combination.
Knox throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knox takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line slips under a jab from Knox.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Line might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knox has got the better of the exchanges.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox avoids the head kick by Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a jab from Line.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Line - that will leave a mark!
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Line scores with a push kick.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
A big right from Knox misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
Zeta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Line throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Line misses.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line thows a body kick. Knox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Line moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Zeta Knox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Line had a free shot at his head there.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox backing away here, and Line unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Jab by Knox.
Line walks into a left hand.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Line darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Line at a distance.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line lands with a right that hurts Knox. Knox looks to clinch but Line throws a short knee that drops Knox. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line is the new heavyweight champion!
Gothic Line decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Zeta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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energy
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hype
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