|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 607 p4p, 813 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 89 p4p, 110 weight class). Norton comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
26
212
11 - 5 - 0 |
|
192 cm
26
209
9 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda jabs Norton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton lands with a hook. Maeda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norton misses with a hook.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Norton throws a head kick that misses
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control.
Norton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Metal that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maeda.
Maeda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Norton wants to get back to his feet.
Norton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norton wants to get back to his feet but Maeda drags him back down.
Norton taking a bit of punishment here - Maeda scoring with strikes.
Maeda working the ground and pound but Norton is defending the strikes.
Maeda throws a strike aimed at the side of Norton's head but Norton avoids it well.
Norton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maeda is controlling him well.
The referee asks Maeda politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maeda prefers to stall for the moment though.
Norton tries to escape but Maeda is in control.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maeda throws a strike aimed at the side of Norton's head but Norton avoids it well.
Norton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Norton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Maeda is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Maeda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norton to see if he's OK.
Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norton to see if he's OK.
Norton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maeda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Maeda working the ground and pound.
Norton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maeda cracks Norton with a good jab.
Maeda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maeda digs a good hook to Norton's body.
Maeda clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Norton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maeda.
Norton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Edd Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maeda lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a wild body shot.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maeda swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norton is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Maeda misses its intended target.
Norton throwing a counter right hand but Maeda manages to avoid it.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
Maeda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Maeda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maeda cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maeda.
Norton moves into range and clinches up with Maeda.
Norton working aggressively here.
Maeda misses with some punches.
Maeda has Norton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Edd Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Norton moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maeda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maeda scores with a jab. Norton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Maeda lands with a straight right. Norton didn't see that one coming.
Maeda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norton under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maeda.
Norton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maeda.
Maeda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norton but Norton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maeda. That did some damage!
Norton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Norton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norton avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Maeda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
An attempted straight right counter from Norton misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Norton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Norton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maeda jabs Norton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maeda lands a jab.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maeda misses with a body punch
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maeda cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton tried to counter with a leg kick but Maeda avoided it.
Norton lands a big head kick that sends Maeda tumbling to the mat! Norton takes a step backwards and waves Maeda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maeda is rocked!
Akira Maeda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maeda goes for a double leg but Norton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norton continues to drive forward.
Maeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Norton walks into a stiff left hand from Maeda.
Maeda seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Maeda. Beautiful body shot.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Norton misses the target.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Norton misses its target.
Edd Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Maeda works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Maeda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maeda thinking.
Maeda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton stuffs the takedown.
Norton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Maeda finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akira Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Norton sends Maeda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norton is motioning to the referee to let Maeda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maeda.
Norton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maeda scores with a jab.
Maeda scores with a jab. Norton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maeda digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maeda.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Maeda has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maeda lands a lovely overhand right.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maeda stuns Norton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maeda misses with a jab to the body
and Norton counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton cracks Maeda with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maeda looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Norton finish him?
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Norton throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Maeda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Maeda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Maeda throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norton rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norton as he avoids it easily.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Edd Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Maeda throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Maeda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maeda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norton moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
Maeda lands a jab to Norton's midsection.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton throws a leg kick which misses Maeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Maeda tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maeda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Norton blocks nicely.
Maeda stops Norton from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Maeda is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Maeda misses.
A punch lands to the side of Norton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norton throws a low kick but Maeda moves out of range easily.
Jab by Maeda.
Norton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maeda.
Maeda goes for a double leg but Norton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norton continues to drive forward.
Norton walks into a left hand.
Maeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Norton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Maeda.
I've got Maeda 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Akira Maeda took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
