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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Clough (ranked 1239 p4p, 39 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 1418 p4p, 44 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Clough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clough moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Clough.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clough backwards.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
It looks like Brian Clough has been cut.
Clough swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Clough.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clough scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Clough stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Clough fails to land.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clough backwards.
Clough lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Clough.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clough.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clough is rocked!
Knox pushes Clough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clough blocking some punches.
I was talking to Clough's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clough backwards.
Oh Clough is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clough misses with some punches.
Clough seems to have got his legs back now.
Clough lands with a light punch inside.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox stalling.
Knox works on Clough's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clough backwards.
Clough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clough tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Clough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Clough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clough tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Good body shot from Clough.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clough throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clough tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clough backwards.
Clough misses with a punch to the body.
Clough scores with a hook to the body.
Clough misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Knox.
A short right from Clough.
Clough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Clough lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to stall but Clough uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clough lands a shoulder strike.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clough tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Clough back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Clough pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox looks winded!
Clough pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Clough.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clough lands a shoulder strike.
Clough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clough.
A short body shot lands from Clough as the two fighters clinch.
Clough presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body 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!
Clough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clough struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Clough lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Clough lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clough fails to land.
Knox working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clough.
Clough presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Clough as the two fighters clinch.
Clough pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clough scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox blocks a body shot from Clough.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clough has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Clough struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Clough.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clough.
A short body shot lands from Clough as the two fighters clinch.
Clough scores with a shoulder strike.
Clough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Brian Clough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian Clough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clough.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clough.
Clough lands a left hand.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Clough.
Clough misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clough.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clough lands with a left to the head.
Clough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Clough.
Clough misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clough lands a nice shot to the body.
Clough lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clough struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Clough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clough lands a body shot.
Clough lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is rocked!
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Clough finish him?
Clough unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knox! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Clough is unloading with more strikes now! Knox drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Clough!
A less than humble Brian Clough misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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RATING
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