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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 732 p4p, 30 weight class) and Francisco Babyara (ranked 566 p4p, 24 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babyara there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Babyara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox throws a hook but Babyara blocks it.
Babyara throws a counter combo.
A big left from Knox misses.
Babyara is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Babyara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knox misses with a combination
and Babyara counters with a left to the body.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Babyara doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Babyara saw that one coming.
Babyara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babyara takes one to the chin there.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Knox misses.
Babyara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babyara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Babyara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Babyara blocking some punches.
Babyara is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Babyara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babyara is fighting to break Knox's control of his arms but Knox is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babyara looking to sit in guard and control but Knox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Babyara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Babyara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Knox stops Babyara from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knox controls the pace.
Babyara wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.
Babyara tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Babyara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babyara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Babyara both land. Nice combination.
Babyara ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Babyara is out of range.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babyara.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Babyara.
Babyara lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Babyara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Babyara misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Babyara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Knox misses.
Babyara tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox throws a jab when Babyara was well out of range.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Babyara to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Babyara.
Babyara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Babyara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babyara.
Zeta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara lands a left and a right that send Knox crashing to the mat, dazed. Babyara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
A big right from Knox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babyara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox misses with a hook.
Babyara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babyara misses with a two punch combination.
Babyara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babyara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Babyara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babyara lands with a good body shot.
Babyara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babyara throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox slips under a jab from Babyara.
Babyara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Babyara misses.
Babyara just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babyara defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Babyara steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knox.
Babyara tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babyara misses with an elbow strike.
Babyara tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Babyara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babyara throws an elbow but misses.
Babyara can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babyara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babyara tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zeta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Babyara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara looking for a takedown.
Babyara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babyara defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Babyara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Babyara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babyara misses with a looping right.
Knox scores with a jab. Babyara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Babyara.
Babyara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Babyara ducks down to avoid it.
Babyara wants to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch position.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Babyara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knox after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara blocks an uppercut.
Babyara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Knox defending well as Babyara loads up on a big left hand.
Babyara blocks a jab.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Babyara's head but Babyara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Babyara moved out of range nicely.
Babyara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Babyara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
As Knox backs off Babyara throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babyara. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babyara throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knox tries to clinch up but Babyara circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Babyara there.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babyara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francisco Babyara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Knox lands a left and a right that send Babyara crashing to the mat, dazed. Knox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Babyara is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babyara is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Babyara defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Babyara's defenses. It connects perfectly with Babyara's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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