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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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268 lbs
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270 lbs
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Great wrestler
Good kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knoxville throws a head kick but Zorich moves out of range.
Knoxville thuds his shin into the meat of Zorich's side.
Zorich just misses with a punch to the body.
Knoxville stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knoxville wants it to stay on the feet.
Zorich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knoxville manages to avoid it.
Zorich misses with a body shot.
Knoxville with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zorich misses with a body shot
and Knoxville counters with a thumping low kick.
Zorich is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Knoxville there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knoxville pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knoxville connects with a body shot that sends Zorich's belly button to the back.
Knoxville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knoxville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knoxville moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knoxville punishes Zorich's body with a nice straight punch.
Chris Zorich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knoxville misses with a low kick as Zorich jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knoxville. That's going to slow Zorich down.
Knoxville throws a chopping leg kick but Zorich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Knoxville.
Johnny Knoxville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zorich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zorich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knoxville. Knoxville obviously looking to wear him down.
Knoxville lands a big head kick that sends Zorich tumbling to the mat! Knoxville takes a step backwards and waves Zorich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zorich is rocked!
Nice jab there from Knoxville.
Oh Zorich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chris Zorich's cut is getting worse.
Knoxville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zorich seems to have got his legs back now.
Good work by Zorich as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich avoids the body shot from Knoxville.
Zorich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knoxville.
Knoxville wants to slow Zorich down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Knoxville - just one landing.
Knoxville attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Knoxville.
Knoxville bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zorich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knoxville throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zorich.
Knoxville misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Knoxville.
Knoxville lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich misses with an uppercut. Knoxville saw that one coming.
Knoxville avoids the head kick by Zorich.
Knoxville throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knoxville is looking to land body kicks.
Knoxville moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knoxville scores with a jab to the body.
Knoxville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knoxville bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knoxville with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knoxville jabs Zorich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knoxville throws the kick towards the body but Zorich avoids it.
Knoxville throws a low kick but Zorich moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zorich.
Knoxville plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knoxville connects with a solid leg kick.
Knoxville throws a low kick but Zorich avoids it.
Zorich throws the left hand but Knoxville avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knoxville.
Knoxville thuds his shin into the meat of Zorich's side.
Zorich moves out of range as Knoxville throws a body kick.
Knoxville misses with a looping left.
Knoxville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zorich rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Knoxville. Zorich shrugs it off though.
Knoxville throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Knoxville dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knoxville throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zorich.
Knoxville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zorich.
Knoxville fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zorich checks it well.
Knoxville throws a solid leg kick but Zorich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knoxville.
Knoxville moves out of range as Zorich strikes.
Knoxville fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zorich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knoxville lunges at Zorich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zorich's hand.
Chris Zorich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knoxville jabs Zorich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Knoxville walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zorich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zorich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zorich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zorich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knoxville - the referee stops the clock and Zorich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knoxville. Zorich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knoxville as he jumps to the side.
Knoxville misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zorich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knoxville lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knoxville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knoxville connects with a solid leg kick.
Zorich avoids a kick to the body.
Zorich misses with the combination.
Knoxville throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zorich shoots in looking for a takedown but Knoxville manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zorich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zorich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Knoxville finds it's way through Zorich's defenses.
Knoxville lands with a nice body punch.
Knoxville buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knoxville lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zorich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zorich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knoxville misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knoxville connects with an inside leg kick.
Zorich looks to land a right hand but Knoxville moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Knoxville.
An inside leg kick lands from Knoxville.
Good work by Zorich as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knoxville. Zorich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knoxville is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich looks to score with a jab to the body but Knoxville is just out of range.
Zorich moves out of range of the leg kick from Knoxville.
Knoxville throws the kick towards the body but Zorich avoids it.
Knoxville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zorich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knoxville napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knoxville tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knoxville can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knoxville is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zorich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knoxville for as long as he can get away with.
Zorich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville can't do much from the bottom here.
Knoxville taking a bit of punishment here - Zorich scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knoxville is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zorich connects with a decent elbow.
Knoxville is trying to escape the position but Zorich is controlling the position.
Knoxville on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Knoxville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Knoxville avoids the body shot from Zorich.
Zorich throws a leg kick
and Knoxville counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zorich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Knoxville tries to work over Zorich's front leg with a kick but Zorich checks it.
Zorich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zorich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnny Knoxville seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zorich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zorich.
A leg kick checked by Zorich.
Knoxville throws a front kick aimed at Zorich's knee but Zorich avoids it well.
Zorich throws a lazy head kick
and Zorich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knoxville checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knoxville. That's going to slow Zorich down.
Zorich throws a body punch but Knoxville moves out of range.
Zorich avoids the head kick by Knoxville.
Zorich shoots for a double leg takedown but Knoxville sprawls well. He's pushed Zorich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zorich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxville tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorich drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zorich controlling from the top position.
Zorich lands a couple of elbows.
Knoxville looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zorich passes into side control.
Chris Zorich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knoxville wants to get back to his feet but Zorich is dominant here and he's now got Knoxville's back!
Zorich is punishing Knoxville with strikes - can he finish him?!
Zorich controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorich's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zorich lands a shot to the head.
Knoxville wants to control his opponent's hands but Zorich gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Zorich controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knoxville tries to escape but Zorich has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Knoxville is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zorich is working for a rear naked choke. Knoxville is not defending it well and Zorich has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Knoxville refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Knoxville's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Zorich!
Chris Zorich very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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