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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 235 p4p, 630 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . A fine choice. 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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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 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rader throws a counter combo.
Rader misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rader.
Rader scores with a jab.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rader.
Rader throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rader.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox digs a good hook to Rader's body.
Knox scores with a jab.
It looks like Dennis Rader has been cut.
The fighters circling - Rader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rader misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves away from the strike by Rader.
Knox sends Rader crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Rader up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rader misses with a head kick.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rader dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Rader counters with an inside leg kick.
Rader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox jabs Rader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rader just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rader moves away.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rader misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rader throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Rader plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Rader lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Rader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rader avoids the body shot from Knox.
Rader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dennis Rader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox checks a low kick from Rader.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rader! But no joy.
Rader throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Rader misses with a hook to the body
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rader looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rader was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rader manages to avoid it.
Rader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rader throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Rader throws a head kick that misses.
Knox lands a big uppercut and Rader crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rader looks OK. Knox waves Rader back to his feet!
Rader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Rader tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox jabs Rader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rader avoids the body shot from Knox.
Rader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rader in his tracks.
Knox feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rader sprawling to the canvas! Rader rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knox finish him?!
Rader is rocked!
That has opened up Dennis Rader's cut even more.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rader.
Rader drops his hands momentarily. Knox doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Rader staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Rader doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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