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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Triston Santos (ranked 2031 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Leonard Norton (ranked 198 p4p, 135 weight class). 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Triston Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Norton slips a straight right by Santos.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Norton throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonard Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a left hand
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Norton misses.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.
Santos is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Norton tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
A big left from Norton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos cracks Norton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norton jabs at Santos's body.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Norton thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norton slips a jab from Santos.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Triston Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with an uppercut
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos staying out of range there.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norton connects with a crisp jab.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Norton.
Norton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Norton throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos prevents a body shot from Norton.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Norton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Norton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
Santos blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Norton stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norton with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Norton as he connects with a hook.
Norton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Norton throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Triston Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norton 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Norton!
An out of breath Leonard Norton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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