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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keichi Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Norman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keichi Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Norman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Ju.
Ju takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norman wants a takedown.
Ju avoids a wild elbow strike from Norman.
Norman misses with an elbow strike.
Norman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ju avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
Ju blocks an elbow strike from Norman.
Ju can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norman.
Ju dodges an elbow strike from Norman.
Ju is looking to control Norman's arms but Norman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ju has his back to the cage.
Norman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ju avoids it.
Norman throws an elbow that misses.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ju avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ju tries to break free but Norman pushes him back against the cage.
Ju blocks an elbow strike from Norman.
Norman throws an elbow but it misses.
Norman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ju blocks it with crossed arms.
Ju manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju throws a right hand that Norman ducks under and follows up with a left that Norman also avoids with ease.
Ju circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norman tries to clinch up but Ju circles away and keeps his distance.
Norman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ju circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ju misses with a wild combination.
Ju throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ju misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Ju.
Norman wants to clinch.
Ju loads up on a big right hand but Norman slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman throws a hook but Ju avoids it easily.
Ju lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Ju misses.
Ju throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ju misses with a two punch combination.
Norman tries to clinch but Ju moves out of range.
Ju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ju misses with a head kick.
Norman tries to clinch there but Ju circles away.
Norman clinches.
Norman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ju is trying to maintain a safe position but Norman gets an underhook and turns Ju into the cage.
Ju is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ju avoids the elbow strike from Norman, against the cage.
Ju has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ju's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Norman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Ju.
It looks like Keichi Ju has been cut.
Ju misses with a two punch combination.
Ju throws a right and a left that Norman avoids nicely.
Ju throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ju tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ju.
Norman slips a jab from Ju.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman tries to clinch but Ju moves out of range.
Ju misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norman wants to clinch.
Norman wants to clinch up but Ju keeps it at a distance.
Norman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norman slips a jab from Ju.
Norman slips a jab and a cross from Ju.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ju swings for the body but Norman moves out of range.
Ju fails to land with a series of punches.
Keichi Ju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ju misses with a straight right.
Ju looks to land a right hand but Norman moved out of range.
Norman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ju swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ju throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ju fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norman manages to avoid it.
Ju misses with a series of wild punches.
Norman ducks under a wild hook from Ju.
Norman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ju throws a series of punches but Norman avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ju missing with a left hand there. Norman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norman wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keichi Ju is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ju.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keichi Ju dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keichi Ju's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ju waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Norman.
Norman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ju misses with a looping left.
Norman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ju throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ju misses its intended target.
Norman moves in looking to clinch but Ju pushes him off.
Ju misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ju lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norman circles away quickly and effectively.
Norman wants to clinch.
Ju fails to land with a series of punches.
Norman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ju swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ju swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norman darts in and clinches Ju up against the cage.
Norman pushes off an throws an elbow but Ju leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norman.
Ju dodges an elbow strike from Norman.
Ju takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ju tries to circle away but Norman has him pinned against the cage.
Ju takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ju avoids the damage to the body.
Norman trying to land knees to the body.
Ju avoids the elbow strike from Norman, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Norman looking to throw knees to the head but Ju is blocking nicely.
Ju managing to block the knees to the body from Norman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to land knees to the body.
Norman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ju's defenses.
Nice elbow from Norman.
Norman keeps control of Ju as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ju.
Norman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ju avoids it.
Ju blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ju looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norman tries to land a knee to the head but Ju blocks with his arms.
Norman lands an elbow inside that Ju shrugs off.
Ju is pressed up against the cage. Norman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ju down to the mat. Ju avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ju misses with a few strikes there.
Ju takes a swing at Norman's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ju throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ju swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norman tries to clinch up.
Ju misses the shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ju fails to land with a series of punches.
Norman takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christopher Norman.
I think Norman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Christopher Norman!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Christopher Norman!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Christopher Norman!
Christopher Norman wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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