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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Shelton (ranked 471 p4p, 113 weight class) and Leonard Norton (ranked 54 p4p, 17 weight class). Shelton's entrance music is Heart-Magic Man. A fine choice. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Shelton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Shelton counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Shelton tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Norton throws a counter combo.
Shelton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norton misses with a left hand
and Norton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelton looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelton throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Shelton has double underhooks.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shelton.
A right handed body shot lands from Shelton.
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shelton tries to work over Norton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shelton has him pressed against the cage.
Shelton misses with some punches.
Shelton misses with a body punch.
Norton working hard to break the clinch.
Shelton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Norton's efforts to push away.
Shelton lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Norton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelton tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Shelton back against the cage.
Shelton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton slips under a jab from Norton.
Shelton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelton swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Norton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shelton tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Norton defending well as Shelton loads up on a big left hand.
Shelton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelton.
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!
A shot to the body from Shelton misses
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shelton dodges the punch combination from Norton.
A counter left hand to the body from Shelton misses its target.
That's four 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.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
A little feinted left hand from Shelton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Norton moves forwards but Shelton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norton staying out of range there.
Norton throws out a counter right but Shelton avoids it with no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shelton throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Shelton 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 avoids the body shot from Shelton.
A nice side step and Norton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cody Shelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shelton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shelton looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton unleashes a big counter combination but Shelton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shelton swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shelton.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Shelton looks to clinch
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Shelton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shelton throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Norton throws out a counter right but Shelton avoids it with no problem.
Norton swings for the body but Shelton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a series of punches but Shelton avoids them all with ease.
Shelton moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Norton goes down! Can Shelton finish him!?
That has opened up Leonard Norton's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton has his hands on Shelton's head, controlling the position.
Norton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shelton is pushing down on Norton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Norton is fighting to maintain full guard but Shelton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton is looking to take a break and control but Norton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Norton tries to get to full guard but Shelton has control of the leg.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Norton moves into full guard.
Shelton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Shelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelton controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shelton cracks Norton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The cut above Leonard Norton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Norton.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Shelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelton.
Shelton clinches with his opponent.
Norton breaks the clinch.
Shelton throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Shelton needs to keep his hands up - Norton had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Norton lands.
Shelton cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Shelton.
Shelton throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shelton throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Norton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shelton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shelton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shelton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shelton throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
enabling Shelton to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelton. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton pushes Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Shelton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonard Norton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Shelton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton scores with a sloppy right hand. Norton should have avoided that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leonard Norton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Shelton!
Cody Shelton retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Cody Shelton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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