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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Norman (ranked 2360 p4p, 299 weight class) and Ricardo Pfeifer (ranked 2304 p4p, 292 weight class). Norman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline. 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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223 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Pfeifer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Norman finds it's target.
Norman has a takedown stuffed.
Pfeifer misses with a two punch combination.
Norman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
Norman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norman tries to land a front kick but Pfeifer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pfeifer is looking for the big counter here.
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Norman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman looks for the body kick but Pfeifer saw that one coming.
Pfeifer moves into the clinch successfully.
Norman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pfeifer is pressed up against the ropes. Norman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pfeifer down to the mat. Pfeifer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Pfeifer as Norman shoots in.
Norman blocks a head kick by Pfeifer.
Norman feinted with a counter takedown.
Norman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norman lands a nice hook to Pfeifer's body. Pfeifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pfeifer throws a head kick but Norman moves out of range.
Pfeifer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pfeifer trying to land knees to the body.
Pfeifer struggles to land a body shot inside as Norman controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Pfeifer.
Norman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pfeifer is defending well.
Pfeifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman missing with a left hand there. Pfeifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Pfeifer does no damage.
Pfeifer moves away from the strike by Norman.
Pfeifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pfeifer is trying to force a seperation but Norman has the dominant position.
Norman has Pfeifer pressed against the ropes, preventing Pfeifer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pfeifer just leaning against Norman, taking a breather.
Norman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pfeifer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Norman with a series of wild strikes but Norman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer scores with a sloppy right hand. Norman should have avoided that one.
Pfeifer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pfeifer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy body kick from Pfeifer
and Norman counters with a series of strikes. Pfeifer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick but Norman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pfeifer rushes Norman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pfeifer is trying to break free.
Norman has hold of one of Pfeifer's legs. Pfeifer is fighting the takedown attempt but Norman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pfeifer is trying to control the position but Norman postures up.
Pfeifer keeping moving, preventing Norman from controlling successfully.
Pfeifer looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer striking off his back but it's not causing Norman any problems.
Norman trying to control but Pfeifer is working from the bottom.
Norman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pfeifer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Norman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pfeifer scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norman slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer loads up on a big right hand but Norman slips the punch.
Norman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pfeifer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pfeifer.
Norman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pfeifer's elbow.
Norman presses Pfeifer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pfeifer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pfeifer leaves Norman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pfeifer 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.
Norman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norman throws a big elbow that misses.
Norman throws a strike but Pfeifer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pfeifer tries to stand but Norman is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pfeifer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Pfeifer is looking to stand up but Norman won't let him.
Norman controls Pfeifer momentarily but Pfeifer frees himself.
Pfeifer wants to stand but Norman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Norman trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pfeifer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norman is proving hard to escape from.
Norman controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pfeifer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer is looking to land body kicks.
Pfeifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pfeifer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pfeifer stuffs the takedown attempt from Norman. Norman gets slowly back to his feet.
Norman misses with a hook
and Pfeifer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pfeifer instigates a clinch.
Pfeifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pfeifer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pfeifer lands with a left to the head.
Norman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pfeifer is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman keeps control of Pfeifer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pfeifer lands a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pfeifer has him pressed against the ropes.
Norman throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pfeifer wants to get back to striking at distance but Norman won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Pfeifer.
Norman tries to score a body lock takedown but Pfeifer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pfeifer lands an uppercut.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norman slips a jab and a cross from Pfeifer.
Norman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pfeifer gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Pfeifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pfeifer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pfeifer looking to stall.
Norman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norman struggles to land a body shot inside as Pfeifer controls his hands.
Norman can't find room to land a body shot as Pfeifer controls the action.
Norman lands an uppercut.
Norman struggles to land a body shot inside as Pfeifer controls his hands.
Pfeifer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy body shot
and Norman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pfeifer won't be happy with that.
Pfeifer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick and Norman moves out of range easily.
Pfeifer throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Norman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer misses the jab.
Pfeifer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norman manages to avoid it.
Norman attempts a counter takedown but Pfeifer avoids it well and moves away.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Norman avoids them all with ease.
Pfeifer scores with a hook.
Pfeifer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ricardo Pfeifer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norman struggles to land a body shot inside as Pfeifer controls his hands.
Pfeifer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pfeifer gets a clinch.
Pfeifer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Normans head.
Norman can't get the takedown.
Norman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norman misses with a punch to the body.
Norman wants to take the fight to the mat but Pfeifer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Norman fails to land.
Norman has a couple of punches blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norman takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.
Ricardo Pfeifer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pfeifer lands a big head kick that sends Norman tumbling to the mat! Pfeifer takes a step backwards and waves Norman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman shoots in for a takedown but Pfeifer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pfeifer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norman.
Norman is rocked!
Norman tries for a takedown but Pfeifer circles away easily
and Pfeifer counters with a crisp right that sends Norman to the canvas! Pfeifer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Pfeifer!
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