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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etan Xoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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268 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Good kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Etan Xoul!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xoul scoring well with a low kick there.
Zorich fakes the leg kick and cracks Xoul in the body.
Xoul looks gassed!
Xoul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zorich scores with a takedown into Xoul's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zorich advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Zorich there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xoul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zorich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zorich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zorich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Xoul hang on?
Zorich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zorich landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zorich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Xoul for as long as he can get away with.
Zorich is landing with some decent strikes but Xoul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zorich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zorich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorich controlling from mount.
Zorich landing punches.
Zorich controlling his opponent.
Zorich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two 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.
Chris Zorich has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zorich jabs at Xoul's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Zorich.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zorich - that will leave a mark!
Zorich lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Xoul out cold! Xoul is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Zorich!
Chris Zorich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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