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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knoxville blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua prevents Knoxville from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua has Knoxville pressed against the cage, preventing Knoxville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knoxville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Johnny Knoxville has been cut.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knoxville's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knoxville managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Knoxville tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Knoxville tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Knoxville looks gassed!
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!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knoxville's defenses.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knoxville is pressed against the cage. Rua pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Knoxville! Two more big strikes from Rua and Knoxville crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arturo Rua!
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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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