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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 3095 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 453 p4p, 417 weight class). Misak Grigorian told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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15 - 13 - 0 |
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12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class 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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Misak Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigorian throws a poor cross that misses
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Misak Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
Norton wants to clinch
enabling Grigorian to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigorian rushes Norton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian working aggressively here.
Grigorian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grigorian leaning against his opponent.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Grigorian.
We've been informed that Grigorian has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian has Norton pushed against the cage.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Grigorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grigorian throws a leg kick but Norton checks it.
Norton checks a leg kick nicely.
As Grigorian looks to move away, Norton throws a big counter combo but Grigorian just gets out of the way.
Grigorian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigorian moves into the clinch successfully.
Norton avoids the elbow strike from Grigorian, against the cage.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian throws an elbow that misses.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grigorian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norton prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Norton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigorian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grigorian throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grigorian.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grigorian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grigorian misses with some punches.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norton is keeping busy.
Come on Grigorian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Grigorian blocking some punches.
Grigorian lands an elbow inside that Norton shrugs off.
It looks like Edd Norton has been cut.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Grigorian tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Grigorian back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
A head punch on the inside from Grigorian fails to land.
Norton misses with some punches.
Norton blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misak Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edd Norton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Grigorian is predictable there
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Grigorian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grigorian's knee momentarily.
Norton misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
A low kick lands for Norton.
Norton tries to clinch up but Grigorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian lands with a right hand.
Grigorian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grigorian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grigorian! But no joy.
Grigorian has managed to clinch.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Norton controls the action.
Grigorian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grigorian lands an elbow inside that Norton shrugs off.
Grigorian effectively controlling the action here.
Grigorian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grigorian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Grigorian.
Norton stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigorian lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Grigorian.
Norton taking a breather.
Norton avoiding damage as Grigorian throws knees to the body.
Norton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grigorian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigorian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Grigorian.
Grigorian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Grigorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grigorian taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Grigorian tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Grigorian.
Grigorian lands a hook that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Grigorian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
A short left from Norton.
Grigorian misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grigorian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grigorian just leaning against Norton, taking a breather.
Grigorian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grigorian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian stalling in the clinch.
Grigorian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grigorian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misak Grigorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edd Norton's cut.
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!
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Grigorian
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorian throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Norton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grigorian misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton wants to break free but Grigorian has control.
Grigorian tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grigorian misses with an elbow over the top.
Grigorian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grigorian.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian throws a head punch that misses.
Norton blocks an uppercut.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton swinging wildly here.
Grigorian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
Grigorian slips under a jab.
Norton defending well as Grigorian loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Grigorian finds it's way through Norton's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian moves to clinch but Norton breaks away
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton keeps Grigorian at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton throws a combination that misses
and Grigorian counters with a stiff right hand.
Grigorian scores with a spinning back kick!
Grigorian tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grigorian.
Norton throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Grigorian
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Grigorian scores with a hook to the body. Norton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Misak Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grigorian misses with a head kick.
Norton is looking for a counter combo.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grigorian wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Norton avoids the head kick by Grigorian.
An attempted straight right counter from Norton misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grigorian effectively controlling the action here.
Norton misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Misak Grigorian.
I've got Grigorian 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misak Grigorian!
Misak Grigorian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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