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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
ENIGMA 69
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Norberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCarthy connects with a looping right hand.
Norberg misses with a shot to the body
enabling McCarthy to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Buster Norberg has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for McCarthy. That snapped Norberg's head back.
Norberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCarthy counters with a nice uppercut.
Norberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and McCarthy counters with a single leg into guard. Norberg didn't expect that.
Norberg has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McCarthy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norberg lands with a left to the head.
McCarthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCarthy.
Norberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Norberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCarthy.
McCarthy effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Norberg.
A right hand to the body from McCarthy.
#T1#
McCarthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Norberg as the two fighters clinch.
Norberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#TD2#
McCarthy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Norberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCarthy manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Norberg wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
McCarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norberg is one step ahead there. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCarthy is on top in guard.
#REVB#
McCarthy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Norberg looking to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McCarthy working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
McCarthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCarthy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Norberg keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
Norberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCarthy on the ground.
McCarthy postures up and lands a big shot to Norberg's brow.
Norberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Norberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Norberg, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norberg tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Norberg has McCarthy pulled in close to control his posture.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCarthy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
McCarthy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Norberg, not yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Norberg.
Norberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Norberg.
McCarthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Norberg misses with a jab to the body
and McCarthy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
McCarthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norberg closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#Norberg is rocked!
McCarthy throws a monster overhand right that drops Norberg! McCarthy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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