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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Connor O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty thumps Norris with a low kick.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Dohertys head.
Good body shot from Norris.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Doherty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Doherty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
O Doherty wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Doherty throws out the jab.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses
and Norris counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris is looking to slow O Doherty down with leg kicks.
O Doherty throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Norris slams his shin into O Doherty's torso.
O Doherty looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Doherty up against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Norris digs a right hand underneath O Doherty's ribcage. O Doherty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris pushes O Doherty up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norris has O Doherty pushed against the cage.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Norris.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
O Doherty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norris.
Norris lands a glancing blow to the side of O Doherty's head.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Doherty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris drives through and clinches with O Doherty against the cage.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Doherty or not.
Norris just leaning against O Doherty, taking a breather.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris dodges the punch combination from O Doherty.
Norris lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Doherty will feel that in the morning.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that O Doherty semi-blocks.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty misses with a body punch
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
O Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Norris clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Norris is leaning against O Doherty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Doherty wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Doherty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris cracks the inside of O Doherty's front leg.
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by clinching up.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Norris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Doherty backwards.
Norris taking a breather.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
O Doherty misses the body punch
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
O Doherty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris rushes O Doherty and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Doherty lands a two punch combo.
O Doherty throws a lazy head kick
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a straight right hand.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with O Doherty.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Doherty's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris scores with a shot to the side of O Doherty's head.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris takes one to the chin there.
O Doherty thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Doherty really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Doherty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Norris.
O Doherty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by clinching up.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris has O Doherty pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
O Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
O Doherty misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Doherty throws a leg kick
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
O Doherty wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
O Doherty throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norris scores with a nice body kick.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris looks to land a combination but O Doherty avoids it well.
O Doherty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Norris.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
O Doherty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Doherty checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Doherty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris cracks O Doherty with a nice body shot.
O Doherty is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris tries to stall but O Doherty uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Doherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Doherty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Norris closes the distance and pushes O Doherty back into the cage.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Doherty's efforts to push away.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of O Doherty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris.
Norris darts in and clinches O Doherty up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Doherty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
O Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Norris clinches.
O Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
O Doherty can't break the clinch.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Doherty can do to turn this around?
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Doherty misses with the body kick
and Norris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Doherty really felt that one!
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
O Doherty is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris gets through O Doherty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Doherty working hard to break the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Doherty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norris doesn't seem bothered though.
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep O Doherty thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Doherty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Doherty tries to land a body kick
and Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris stalling in the clinch.
O Doherty is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Doherty's efforts to push away.
O Doherty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
Norris stalling.
Norris lands a body punch.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Doherty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a lazy body kick
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Norris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Norris has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. O Doherty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Doherty throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Doherty swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and O Doherty moves out of range easily.
O Doherty throws a lazy head kick
and Norris counters with a big head kick but O Doherty shrugs it off.
O Doherty has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
O Doherty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Norris.
A lazy body kick from O Doherty
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
Norris lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Doherty's efforts to push away.
O Doherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris blocks a head kick by O Doherty.
Norris thuds a left hand into O Doherty's body.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
O Doherty dodges the punch combination from Norris.
Norris tries to clinch but O Doherty is having none of it.
O Doherty lands a body shot.
O Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Doherty is looking to slow Norris down with leg kicks.
O Doherty throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Norris gets a clinch.
O Doherty wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris has O Doherty pressed against the cage, preventing O Doherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Doherty wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
O Doherty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
O Doherty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris misses with a head kick.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
O Doherty thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris counters with a good, hard body kick but O Doherty shrugs it off.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Doherty throws a lazy body kick
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Doherty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Norris backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Doherty tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Doherty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris is looking to clinch but O Doherty is avoiding it.
Connor O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from O Doherty
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Doherty.
Norris lands a head kick. O Doherty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Doherty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
O Doherty throws a lazy head kick
and Norris moves into the clinch.
O Doherty breaks the clinch.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Doherty breaks the clinch.
O Doherty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris connects with a high kick.
O Doherty lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Doherty misses with a jab to the body
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. O Doherty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from O Doherty misses
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
O Doherty wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris has O Doherty pressed against the cage, preventing O Doherty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Doherty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Doherty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Doherty is trying to break free.
Norris slowing the pace effectively.
O Doherty wants to break free but Norris has control.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Doherty.
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Doherty misses with a wild combination.
Connor O Doherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Doherty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
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