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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville comes to the cage accompanied by Big Ballz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
6 - 13 - 0 |
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150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Morris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Knoxville or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris which made him look bad.
Knoxville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
Knoxville fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Knoxville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knoxville drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morris tightens his grip and picks Knoxville up, before dumping him to the ground. Knoxville manages to land in guard.
Knoxville can't keep his opponent in guard - Morris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morris in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville wants to control but Morris is keeping busy.
Morris trying to control the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leroy Morris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice takedown defense from Morris. No joy for Knoxville on that attempt.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morris misses with a takedown attempt - Knoxville sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morris throws a nice looking combination but Knoxville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knoxville tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris misses with a double jab
and Knoxville counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knoxville.
Knoxville jumps guard and drags Morris to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Morris sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knoxville looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morris passes Knoxville's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knoxville is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris blocks the strikes from Knoxville.
Knoxville knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morris stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knoxville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris is taking a breather. Knoxville says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leroy Morris has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No joy there for Morris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morris throws the left hand but Knoxville avoids the punch easily.
Morris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville tries to lock up and control but Morris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knoxville regains half guard.
Morris content to control rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knoxville looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Morris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knoxville showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morris.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knoxville.
Morris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knoxville is out of range.
Knoxville tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knoxville is rocked!
Morris gets to his feet and stands over Knoxville, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Knoxville felt that one! Morris unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Knoxville from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Morris!
After winning the bout, Leroy Morris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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