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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Norris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed misses with the combination.
Norris slips a straight right by Creed.
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Nice straight punches there by Norris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris.
It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Norris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Creed as Norris shoots in.
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.
Norris misses the jab.
Creed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Creed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Creed ducks right into an uppercut from Norris.
Creed is rocked!
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creed.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boris Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creed.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Creed gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed is looking to stand up but Norris isn't so interested in that idea.
Norris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norris trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Norris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Norris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Norris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Creed is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Norris dives into side control.
Norris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris fails with the takedown.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Creed's guard.
Creed wants to stand but Norris is controlling the position.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris drops back looking for a leg! Creed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Creed manages to kick Norris off! Norris jumps back into Creed's guard.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris passes into half guard.
Creed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris working Creed over with strikes.
Norris wants to take a breather but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is trying to stand.
Norris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Creed keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creed is trying to stand up here but Norris is controlling him well.
Norris works his way into side control.
Norris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Norris trying to control the position but Creed is working away.
Creed pushes Norris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Norris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norris throws a series of punches but Creed moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Creed to the mat! Creed manages to get full guard.
Norris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norris wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Creed keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Creed uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Creed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Creed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed'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.
Creed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Creed!
Creed tries to buck Norris off but he can't manage it.
Norris tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Creed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Creed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Norris lands with some strikes.
Norris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norris is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Creed is surviving well by controlling Norris's body position as best he can.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creed is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Norris.
Norris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Creed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Creed shrugs it off.
Norris is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Creed to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Creed shrugs it off.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Creed is looking to escape.
Creed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norris controlling from the full mount.
Creed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Norris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Creed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Norris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Creed?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Norris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Norris lands a nice shot to the head.
Norris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Creed really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Creed is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Norris lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
Norris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Norris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Norris misses with a head shot.
Creed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Norris tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Creed trying desperately to get to his feet.
Norris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Creed is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Norris misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Norris there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Creed is trying to stand.
Norris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Norris wants to control the pace but Creed is squirming around nicely.
Creed tries to buck Norris off but he can't manage it.
Creed avoids a series of strikes thrown by Norris.
Creed is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Norris trying to control but Creed is having none of it.
Creed is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris looking to control but Creed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Norris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Creed kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Creed swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Creed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Donk. Creed catches Norris right on the button with a cross.
Creed checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Norris is working Creed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Creed trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norris.
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed misses with a hook.
Norris moves away from the strike by Creed.
Creed defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Norris throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.
That's two 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.
Creed looks to land a combination but Norris avoids it well.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris throws a leg kick but Creed moved away.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Norris's shoulder, as Norris tries to avoid the shot.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Good exchange - Creed coming out on top.
Creed misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Creed does no damage.
Apollo Creed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Creed. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Norris counter with a right hand.
Norris looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Norris stops Creed from standing up.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but Creed is retaining full guard.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed kicks Norris off and gets to his feet.
Norris shoots in but no luck this time.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Norris misses.
A jab from Creed does it's job there.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Creed misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Creed clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creed. That did some damage!
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Creed has time to react.
Creed lands with a nice body punch.
Creed slips under a jab.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed misses with a wild combination.
Norris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creed slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Norris clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris shoots for a double leg takedown but Creed sprawls well. He's pushed Norris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Creed.
Norris misses with a hook. Creed ducked under it nicely.
Norris clobbers Creed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Creed misses with a double jab
and Norris counters with a shoot takedown. Creed fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris won't allow Creed to get back to his feet.
Boris Norris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norris trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed wants to stand and escape but Norris is having none of it.
Norris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Creed is trying to buck Norris off.
Norris trying to control the action but Creed is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Creed misses with a looping left.
Creed moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Creed throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Creed slips under a jab from Norris.
Creed thuds his right hand into Norris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horrible takedown by Norris or perhaps it was just good defense by Creed which made him look bad.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Creed scores with a jab to the head.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creed scores with a nice strike.
Creed avoids the head kick by Norris.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Creed tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Norris dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Creed checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Creed's head but Creed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Creed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Creed misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Norris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Creed slips a jab from Norris.
Apollo Creed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Creed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Norris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed drops his hands momentarily and Norris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Norris shoots for a takedown but Creed saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris fails to land the takedown.
Creed lands a two punch combo.
Norris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Norris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Creed defends it nicely.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Norris.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a combination
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creed.
Creed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
Creed blocks a head kick by Norris.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norris prevents Creed from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is standing up over Creed. Creed looks to escape but Norris dives into side control.
Creed is not content to let Norris control the position.
Creed is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Norris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Norris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Creed wants to get back to his feet but Norris drags him back down.
Norris working the ground and pound but Creed is defending the strikes.
Norris wants to control but Creed is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Creed misses with the combination.
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.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Creed is just out of range.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris throws a right hand that Creed ducks under and follows up with a left that Creed also avoids with ease.
Norris misses with a double jab
and Creed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norris thinking.
Apollo Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Creed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A left and a right from Norris both land. Nice combination.
Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Creed's waist but Creed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Norris off to one side.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Creed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Norris.
Well Norris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Norris!
Boris Norris is the new light heavyweight champion!
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