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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Smith (ranked 277 p4p, 354 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 6 p4p, 16 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by IS THIS LOVE. Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. Zeta Knox will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Smith avoids the body shot from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knox will feel that in the morning.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Knox 's knee.
Smith slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox misses with a hook.
Smith is looking to counter punch.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith slips a straight right by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a hook.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Jab from Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Knox throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Knox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Kenny Smith's cut is getting worse.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Smith.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Kenny Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
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! 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.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Smith lands a body shot.
A low kick lands for Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves away from the strike by Knox.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Smith jabs at Knox's body.
Knox walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox is rocked!
Smith throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith drops Knox with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Zeta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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hype
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