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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 422 p4p, 630 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 28 p4p, 37 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 41 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
letting Tharrier counter with a right hand.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Tharrier is looking to land body kicks.
Tharrier bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been informed that Tharrier has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Tharrier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tharrier misses with a wild combination.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Tharrier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands a two punch combo.
A jab from Tharrier does it's job there.
Tharrier doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox jabs at Tharrier's body.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Tharrier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tharrier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Tharrier lands a left and a right that send Knox crashing to the mat, dazed. Tharrier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Knox is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Knox up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tharrier from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Knox's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thom Tharrier!
In defeat, Zeta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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