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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 1230 p4p, 142 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 1056 p4p, 132 weight class). Norman Pearson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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272 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith throws a head kick but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffith with a hook.
Pearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffith lunges at Pearson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pearson's hand.
Griffith misses the jab.
Pearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pearson backing away here, and Griffith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffith counters with a nice body shot.
Pearson misses with a combination
and Griffith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Griffith clinches up with Pearson and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffith misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson wants to break free but Griffith has control.
Griffith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Griffith moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Griffith jabs at Pearson's body.
Pearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
A punch combination from Pearson misses.
Griffith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Norman Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Griffith gets a clinch.
Griffith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffith lands a left hand.
Pearson misses with a body punch.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Pearson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffith.
And Griffith responds with a good body kick, but Pearson manages to step out the way in time.
Pearson clinches with his opponent.
Griffith misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Pearson.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffith momentarily.
Pearson throws a body punch but Griffith moves out of range.
Griffith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Griffith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pearson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGriffith.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Griffith.
Griffith throws a leg kick but Pearson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pearson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith throws a body punch but Pearson moves out of range.
Pearson throws a big counter combination but Griffith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffith circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffith throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Griffith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Griffith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffith lands a jab-cross combination.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Griffith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pearson will feel that in the morning.
Nice shot lands for Pearson.
Griffith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearson prevents a body shot from Griffith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Griffith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pearson wants to clinch up but Griffith keeps it at a distance.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Griffith moves out of range as Pearson strikes.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
Griffith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Griffith moves out of range.
Griffith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearson throws a big counter combination but Griffith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Griffith looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Griffith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearson.
Griffith raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Griffith prevents Pearson from breaking the clinch.
Griffith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson tries to work over Griffith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffith tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffith tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Griffith fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pearson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Griffith tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Griffith's head but Griffith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Griffith as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Griffith.
Griffith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norman Pearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Griffith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Griffith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anthony Griffith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Griffith.
Griffith lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearson off the cage and back into range.
Griffith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Griffith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norman Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Griffith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffith.
Griffith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pearson is trying to force a seperation but Griffith has the dominant position.
Griffith is trying to break the clinch but Pearson has him pressed against the cage.
Griffith misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Griffith checks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Pearson misses
and Griffith counters with a left and a right that stings Pearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anthony Griffith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearson darts in and clinches Griffith up against the cage.
Pearson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pearson is trying to break the clinch but Griffith is controlling him.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
Pearson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Griffith, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
Griffith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffith is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearson has double underhooks.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch but Griffith keeps him there for the moment.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson wants to break free but Griffith has control.
Pearson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Griffith is avoiding it.
Griffith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Griffith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Griffith looks to move away, Pearson throws a big counter combo but Griffith just gets out of the way.
Pearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Pearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffith tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Griffith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Griffith.
Norman Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson moves out of range of the body kick from Griffith.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Griffith lands a really nice looking cross but Pearson seems unphased.
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pearson is able to avoid easily.
Griffith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Griffith scores with a shot to the body.
Pearson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Griffith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffith.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griffith throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson moves into the clinch.
Pearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
A short left from Griffith.
Griffith working aggressively here.
Griffith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pearson.
A shot in the inside from Griffith.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Griffith.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Anthony Griffith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith closes the distance and pushes Pearson back into the cage.
Griffith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson pushes Griffith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griffith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Pearson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pearson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
Pearson manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Pearson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Griffith.
I've got Griffith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Norman Pearson!
A very excited looking Norman Pearson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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