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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 385 p4p, 472 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 11 p4p, 16 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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16 - 6 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a hook.
Bundy tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
Bundy is looking to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Bundy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bundy.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox's coach down at Underground Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bundy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bundy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Bundy coming out on top.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Bundy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knox sprawls and moves away.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bundy misses with an uppercut.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundy misses with a takedown attempt
and Bundy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundy moves away.
As Knox tries to get set, Bundy tries to push him back and clinch up but Knox manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Bundy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bundy moves away from the strike by Knox.
Bundy feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundy lands with a cross.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Bundy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundy doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bundy throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Knox misses.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Bundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox lands a jab to Bundy's midsection.
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Bundy feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Bundy does it's job there.
Bundy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Knox misses.
Bundy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knox catches Bundy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundy manages to avoid it.
Bundy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bundy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Bundy's head but Bundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bundy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knox sprawls and moves away.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundy attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Zeta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Bundy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bundy fails to land the takedown.
Bundy throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundy thinking.
Zeta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bundy.
Bundy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundy.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Bundy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bundy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Bundy slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Bundy avoids it easily.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Bundy with an uppercut!
Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
Bundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Bundy.
Bundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Bundy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Bundy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Ted Bundy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox cracks Bundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bundy throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Bundy tries to counter by clinching up but Knox breaks away and moves out of range.
Bundy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bundy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
That's time! Bundy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Knox lands a big right hand that sends Bundy crashing to the mat! Knox stays standing though and waves Bundy back to his feet!
Bundy is rocked!
Bundy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Bundy is looking to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch.
Bundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox throws the left hand but Bundy avoids the punch easily.
Bundy throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Bundy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Bundy is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Bundy is very close to passing his half guard.
Bundy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Knox missing with punches from the bottom.
Knox gets full guard.
Bundy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy landing some decent shots from guard.
Bundy trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Bundy advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bundy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Bundy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bundy.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.
Bundy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands with a punch from half guard.
Bundy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bundy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zeta Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox is trying to keep Bundy in close.
Bundy distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ted Bundy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Bundy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeta Knox!
After the big win, Zeta Knox made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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