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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boomer (ranked 815 p4p, 450 weight class) and Buster Norberg (ranked 106 p4p, 62 weight class). Norberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real American - Rick Derringer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Boomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster Norberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomer walks into a stiff left hand from Norberg.
Norberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boomer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boomer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norberg.
Boomer misses with a body kick.
Norberg moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boomer.
Boomer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronk´s GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Boomer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boomer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boomer throws a low kick, looking for Norberg's leg but Norberg calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer delivers a nice body kick.
Norberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boomer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer connects with a leg kick.
Boomer swings widly with a right hand
letting Norberg counter with a right hand.
Norberg lands an overhand right.
Boomer throws a head kick that misses.
Boomer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boomer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boomer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boomer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Norberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boomer scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Buster Norberg has been cut.
Norberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boomer finds it's way round the side to connect with Norberg's head.
Mike Boomer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boomer is looking to clinch but Norberg is avoiding it.
Norberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boomer with a body shot.
Mike Boomer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomer tries to land a front kick but Norberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boomer on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boomer throws a solid leg kick but Norberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boomer.
Norberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boomer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boomer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boomer throws a lazy head kick
and Norberg counters with a straight right hand.
Boomer walks into a straight right hand from Norberg.
Norberg misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Boomer misses.
Norberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boomer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norberg checks a leg kick.
Norberg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boomer misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Boomer slams his shin into Norberg's torso.
Norberg closes the distance and pushes Boomer back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Norberg fails to land.
Norberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norberg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boomer is leaning against Norberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norberg tries a body shot but Boomer blocks it.
Norberg has hold of one of Boomer's legs. Boomer is fighting the takedown attempt but Norberg gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Norberg stays in close to Boomer's body and controls the position.
Norberg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boomer's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boomer trying to keep a closed guard but Norberg is proving a slippery customer.
Norberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norberg wants to control from the top but Boomer keeps moving.
Norberg preventing the sweep.
Norberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Norberg is pushing down on Boomer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boomer is fighting to maintain full guard but Norberg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Norberg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boomer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boomer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Norberg'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.
Norberg misses with a low kick.
Norberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boomer moves away.
A nice leg kick from Boomer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boomer is looking to clinch.
Boomer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boomer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boomer lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boomer thuds his shin into the meat of Norberg's side.
Norberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boomer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Boomer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norberg can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Boomer tenderised Norberg's leg. Norberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boomer lands a jab to the head.
Norberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norberg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boomer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norberg is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Boomer with a body shot.
Norberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Boomer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Boomer.
Norberg throws a leg kick but Boomer checks it.
Norberg misses with a left hand
letting Boomer counter with a right hand.
Norberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boomer manages to avoid it.
And Boomer counters with a quick kick to the body but Norberg blocks it.
Norberg has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norberg blocks a leg kick.
Boomer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norberg throws out the jab.
Boomer throws a leg kick
and Norberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Norberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Boomer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norberg tries to work over Boomer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norberg misses with a punch to the body.
Boomer prevents a body shot from Norberg.
Boomer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norberg backwards.
Norberg is working for takedown but Boomer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Norberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norberg.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Norberg.
Boomer lands a good knee to the midsection. Norberg won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Norberg.
A nice left hand lands by Boomer.
Norberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boomer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boomer is stalling here.
Boomer lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norberg lands a right hand.
Norberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A shot to the body from Norberg misses
and Boomer counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Boomer.
That has opened up Buster Norberg's cut even more.
Boomer throws a series of punches but Norberg moves out of range.
Norberg connects with a body shot that sends Boomer's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boomer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Boomer slams his shin into Norberg's torso.
Boomer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Boomer is predictable there
and Norberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boomer throws a lazy body kick
and Norberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boomer tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Norberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boomer misses with the body kick
enabling Norberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boomer is looking to get back to is feet but Norberg passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Boomer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster Norberg'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!
Norberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boomer manages to avoid it.
Norberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boomer moves away.
A jab from Boomer misses.
Norberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boomer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boomer misses with a jab to the body
enabling Norberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boomer thows a leg kick but Norberg checks it
and Norberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Norberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boomer - the referee stops the clock and Norberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boomer. Norberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boomer.
Boomer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Boomer throws a body kick that misses
letting Norberg counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomer misses with a straight left.
Norberg blocks a jab.
Norberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Boomer is just out of range.
Boomer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boomer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boomer misses with a wild combination.
Norberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Boomer is winning the standup battle so far.
Boomer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boomer drives through and clinches with Norberg against the cage.
Boomer keeps control of Norberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norberg digs a right hand into Boomer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boomer's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Norberg.
Norberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norberg lands a shoulder strike.
Norberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norberg pushes Boomer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norberg.
Norberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Norberg as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Norberg as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Norberg.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Norberg.
A short right from Norberg.
Mike Boomer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Norberg.
Norberg misses with a body punch.
Norberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Norberg fails to land.
Norberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boomer blocks a body shot from Norberg.
Norberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Norberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boomer backwards.
Norberg works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Norberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norberg distracts Boomer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norberg passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Norberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boomer is trying to stand up here but Norberg is controlling him well.
Boomer is looking for a sweep. Norberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Norberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boomer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Boomer!
A less than humble Mike Boomer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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