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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 183 p4p, 32 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 444 p4p, 62 weight class). Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warror.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northrop moves into range and clinches up with Warror.
Northrop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warror misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Stalling in the clinch from Northrop.
Northrop manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Warror's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Northrop tries to clinch up.
Warror tried to counter with a leg kick but Northrop avoided it.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Northrop misses with the body kick
and Warror counters with an inside leg kick.
Northrop shoots in but Warror avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Northrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Warror pushes him off.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Northrop just manages to avoid it.
Warror throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Warror swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Northrop.
Northrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror gets tackled into the cage by Northrop. Northrop maintains the clinch.
Northrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Warror.
Northrop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Northrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Northrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Northrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Northrop throws an elbow but misses.
Northrop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Northrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Northrop just leaning against Warror, taking a breather.
Northrop blocking some punches.
Northrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Warror has him pressed against the cage.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
Northrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Warror as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror struggles to land a body shot inside as Northrop controls his hands.
Warror scores with a hook to the body.
Warror misses with a body punch.
Northrop will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Warror up against the cage.
Northrop tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Warror can't find room to land a body shot as Northrop controls the action.
Northrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warror just stands there and leans against the cage.
Northrop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Warror swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Northrop is trying to break the clinch but Warror is controlling him.
Northrop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Northrop gets through Warror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop swings wildly with an uppercut but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Northrop.
Warror misses with a short punch on the inside.
Northrop working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
Northrop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warror uses from the top position.
Northrop has his foot on Warror's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Warror works his way back into a safe position though.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Warror from controlling successfully.
Northrop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warror trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Northrop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Northrop has Warror pulled in close to control his posture.
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warror is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warror has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Northrop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warror defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warror trying to control the position from guard on top but Northrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Warror can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Warror stands and throws Northrop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Warror staying calm.
Northrop manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warror's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Warror will probably get the nod.
That's time! Warror's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Northrop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warror is able to avoid easily.
Northrop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Northrop fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Northrop forces Warror back against the cage and clinches.
Northrop pulls guard.
Warror won't allow Northrop to sweep him here.
Warror postures up.
Northrop is looking for a triangle but Warror pushes his legs off easily.
Warror prevents Northrop from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warror looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop trying to keep a closed guard but Warror is proving a slippery customer.
Warror is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror wants to stand but Northrop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Warror trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Northrop tries to clinch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Northrop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warror bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Northrop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Warror finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Northrop wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warror is looking to slow Northrop down with leg kicks.
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northrop misses with a lunging right hand
and Warror connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Northrop has his takedown stuffed
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Northrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Northrop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warror paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop wants to clinch up but Warror keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Northrop. Beautiful body shot.
A clash of legs there as Northrop blocks the low kick.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Northrop can do to turn this around?
Northrop moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Warror with a hook.
Warror stuns Northrop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop misses with a two punch combination.
Northrop tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Warror staying out of range there.
Northrop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warror sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Northrop somewhat.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Northrop misses.
Northrop pushes Warror up against the cage in a clinch.
Warror digs a right hand underneath Northrop's ribcage. Northrop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Northrop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warror presses Northrop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warror lands with a left to the head.
Warror has a couple of punches blocked by Northrop.
Northrop gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Warror regains guard.
Northrop is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warror utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Northrop throwing strikes but missing.
Northrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Northrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Warror avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warror keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Warror is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Northrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Northrop landing some decent shots from guard.
Northrop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Northrop wants to control from the top but Warror keeps moving.
Warror is controlling Northrop's posture.
Warror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Northrop checks a low kick from Warror.
Warror keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Warror throws a leg kick but Northrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Warror.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Northrop tries to clinch
and Warror counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror lands a nice looking kick to the body. Northrop takes a step back to recover.
Warror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Northrop dips to his left and cracks Warror with an uppercut!
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop misses with a low kick.
Warror was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Northrop moves to clinch but Warror breaks away
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Northrop misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Warror to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop tries to clinch up but Warror circles away and keeps his distance.
Northrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warror defends it nicely.
Warror is looking to counter punch.
Northrop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Warror.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Warror there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Northrop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Northrop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Northrop misses with a head kick.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Northrop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warror chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Northrop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Warror counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Northrop is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Northrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Northrop has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop fails to pull guard.
Paul Warror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Northrop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Russell Northrop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Northrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Warror scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warror lands a left hand that snaps the head of Northrop backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warror creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Northrop is trying to break the clinch but Warror has him pressed against the cage.
Northrop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Warror lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Northrop lands with a right to the head.
Warror throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Northrops head.
A short right from Warror on the inside.
Warror lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Northrop.
Northrop is trying to pull guard but Warror turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Northrop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warror working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Northrop is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warror.
Northrop is still on wobbly legs! Can Warror finish him?
Warror misses with a body punch.
Northrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Northrop seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Northrop finds it's target.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Warror moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Warror feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Northrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Warror connects with the punch.
Warror scoring well with a low kick there.
Warror bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop is looking to chop away at Warror's legs.
Warror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Northrop.
Warror fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Northrop misses with a low kick.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warror, right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Northrop - just one landing.
Warror keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Northrop misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warror scores with a decent looking hook.
Northrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Northrop misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop shoots in looking for a takedown but Warror manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Northrop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Warror lands with a thumping leg kick.
Paul Warror is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop throws a right and a left that Warror avoids nicely.
Northrop walks into a jab.
Warror feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Northrop's calf.
Warror dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Northrop wants to land a leg kick but Warror is out of range.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Northrop off balance momentarily.
Northrop fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warror, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
An out of breath Paul Warror thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Russell Northrop was interviewed post fight and said 'No fair. He tried to kiss me.'.
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