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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 2238 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 349 p4p, 379 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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12 - 14 - 0 |
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15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Norton is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson working Norton over with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
We've been hearing reports that Jackson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Norton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norton stalling in the clinch.
Norton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Norton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Norton won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Norton stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
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.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good work by Norton as he checks the leg kick.
Norton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Norton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Norton settles back down.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norton counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton blocks the body kick.
Jackson pushes Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson has Norton pressed against the cage, preventing Norton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Norton shrugs off.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Norton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Norton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Edd Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norton feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton misses with a double jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norton clinches.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton looking to slow down the pace here.
Norton stalling.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Norton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kill Shot Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Norton holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Norton is stalling here.
Norton stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to drag Norton to the mat but Norton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Norton.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Kill Shot Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Norton only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Norton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorton.
Norton clinches.
Norton taking a breather.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton slows down the pace here.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Norton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton is trying to stall.
Norton leaning against his opponent.
Kill Shot Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Come on Norton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norton presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edd Norton.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kill Shot Jackson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Shot Jackson!
Kill Shot Jackson gave a mention to Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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