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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrix Man (ranked 125 p4p, 219 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 16 p4p, 26 weight class). Norling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matrix Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Norling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man forces Norling back against the cage and clinches.
Norling breaks the clinch.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norling counters with a left to the body.
Norling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norling doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norling on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Man throws a hook but Norling blocks it.
A good leg kick by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Norling.
Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norling just manages to avoid it.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man jabs Norling right on the nose. Norling blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Norling misses with a body shot.
Norling misses with a body shot
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling 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.
Norling lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norling throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man lands a nice hook to Norling's body. Norling takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Man misses.
Norling ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling works Man's body with a nice hook.
Man throws a leg kick
letting Norling counter with a right hand.
Norling lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Norling moves out of range of the strikes.
Norling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Norling misses.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norling.
Norling takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man slips under a jab from Norling.
A punch lands to the side of Norling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man tries to clinch up
and Norling counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Norling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norling.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Norling avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norling! But no joy.
Norling moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norling moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Norling was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Man lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man takes a swing at Norling's ribcage but misses.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Norling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matrix Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man lands with a cross.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norling tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norling tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man digs a right hand into Norling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norling's gas tank.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man lands a body punch.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norling misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norling can do to turn this around?
Norling blocking some punches.
Norling throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Norling takes a shot to the head.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norling blocking some punches.
Norling misses with a punch on the inside.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Norling controls his hands.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norling in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norling blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Norling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man misses with a low kick.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Norling sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Norling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Norling's head.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Norling counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Norling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man connects with a right hand. Norling shakes it off.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norling.
It seemed like Norling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Nils Norling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Norling throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Norling's leg. Norling is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man scores with a body shot.
Norling on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Man misses.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man blocks a head kick by Norling.
Man pushes Norling up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is working Norling over against the cage.
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norling's efforts to push away.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norling's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norling manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norling was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Norling counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norling swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man misses with a hook
and Norling counters with a nice uppercut.
Norling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matrix Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Norling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man throws a head kick that Norling semi-blocks.
Man connects with a leg kick.
Norling slips a jab from Man.
Man throws a body punch but Norling moves out of range.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Norling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Man.
A head kick from Man lands but Norling takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Norling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norling slips a jab from Man.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Man.
Norling thumps Man with a low kick.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norling has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Norling's front leg but catches the back leg as Norling tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Norling misses.
Man cracks Norling with an open hand slap.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Norling counters with a leg kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norling throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Man thumps Norling with a low kick.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Norling shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Norling's belly button to the back.
Norling tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man throws a leg kick but Norling moved away.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Norling's defenses.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Norling fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws a low kick but Norling moves out of range easily.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norling throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man misses with a hook
and Norling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man scores with a leg kick.
Norling throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norling needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Man thuds his right hand into Norling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Matrix Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matrix Man!
Our winner, Matrix Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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