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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Norris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris looks to land a left hand but Gruber moved out of range nicely.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Norris.
Gruber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gruber.
Norris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris misses with a knee to the head.
Gruber stalling.
Gruber pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris with a knee to the head.
Gruber is stalling here.
Norris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris misses with a knee strike.
Gruber manages to break the clinch.
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a hook but Gruber avoids it easily.
Gruber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber instigates a clinch.
Gruber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norris.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches.
Gruber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gruber blocks it with crossed arms.
Norris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Norris regains guard.
Gruber tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Norris trying to strike off his back.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber drops back looking for a leg! Norris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Norris manages to kick Gruber off! Gruber jumps back into Norris's guard.
Norris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Norris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gruber won't allow Norris to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gruber scores with a kick to the body.
Gruber connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris clinches but Gruber breaks the clinch
and Gruber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Norris!
Gruber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Norris is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris regains half guard.
Norris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Norris manages to get to full guard.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Gruber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Norris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
Norris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Norris connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Norris cracks Gruber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Norris with shots to the head and body - Gruber looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gruber is rocked!
Norris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gruber is still in real trouble! Can Norris finish him?
Norris landing shots from mount.
Norris looking to finish Gruber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gruber!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with some strikes.
Gruber is bucking up trying to escape but Norris cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris lands with some strikes.
Norris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gruber's face.
Norris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gruber working to try and regain half guard.
Gruber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gruber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Norris is working away from the top position though.
Gruber might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Norris kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gruber misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gruber trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruber seems to have recovered his senses.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norris misses with a looping right.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Norris swivels and escapes.
Gruber shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Gruber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris tries to land a knee to the head but Gruber blocks with his arms.
Norris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gruber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber has Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Norris's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jack Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber is working Norris over against the cage.
Gruber taking a breather.
Norris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruber has clasped his hands together around Norris's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Norris is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Norris down.
Norris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gruber's best efforts.
Norris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norris manages to get to full guard.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gruber looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gruber!
Norris lands a big elbow.
Norris is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gruber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gruber working to try and regain half guard.
Norris raining down shots from the mount!
Gruber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gruber is trying to maintain the position but Norris is very close to passing his half guard.
Jack Norris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber punching from the bottom.
Gruber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Norris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Norris's back!
Gruber tries to get the hooks in deep but Norris pushed the leg off.
Gruber controlling well, preventing Norris from escaping the position.
Gruber is looking to control Norris but Norris is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gruber is trying to stick to Norris's back but Norris is turning into Gruber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gruber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Norris.
Norris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norris throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gruber swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Norris looks to clinch
and Gruber counters by moving into the clinch.
Norris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gruber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norris works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gruber is looking for a triangle but Norris pushes his legs off easily.
Norris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Norris postures up in Gruber's guard and throws a big left but Gruber blocks it.
Norris wanted to stand there but Gruber had control of the position.
Norris cracks Gruber with a solid left hand.
Norris passes Gruber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Norris winds up and cracks Gruber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Norris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gruber lands a big head kick that sends Norris to the canvas! Gruber follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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