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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ McGray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGray has chosen crazy train as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
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212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Norris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ McGray! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McGray blocks a low kick nicely. McGray catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGray moves out of range of the strikes. McGray cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Norris misses the jab. McGray keeps the fight on the outside. Norris looks to land a left hand but McGray moved out of range nicely. Norris defending well as McGray loads up on a big left hand. McGray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGray wants it to stay on the feet. Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. McGray tries to sprawl out of it but Norris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A combination from Norris does no damage. Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Norris looks for a takedown but McGray sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice takedown defense from McGray. No joy for Norris on that attempt. McGray takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses. Norris throws out a loose jab but McGray uses good head movement to avoid it. McGray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand! Norris throws a shot from downtown. McGray moves away and avoids it. Norris misses the shot to the body. McGray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris. Norris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Norris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but McGray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Norris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Norris scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGray in his tracks. 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! Norris scores with a decent looking hook. McGray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Norris shoots in and drives through. McGray sprawls well. McGray misses with a body punch
and Norris counters with a left to the body. Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow. McGray swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris. No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt. McGray moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. McGray misses with an uppercut. TJ McGray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Norris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with McGray, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes McGray against the cage but McGray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. McGray takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses. Nice shot by McGray. McGray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it. A left lands for McGray. A slow jab from McGray misses its intended target. Nice jab there from Norris. A big left from Norris misses. A swing and a miss from Norris. McGray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGray there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Norris loads up on a big right hand but McGray slips the punch. McGray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
McGray lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McGray lands a jab-cross combination. A big left from McGray misses. McGray throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it. McGray misses the shot to the body. McGray throws a series of strikes that have Norris backpedaling.
It looks like Boris Norris has been cut. McGray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Some bone on bone action there as McGray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Norris misses with the combination.
McGray checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ McGray dominated that round. The cut man is working on Boris Norris's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norris is defended easily by McGray. Norris misses with a looping right. Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGray.
Boris Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A shot to the body from Norris misses and McGray counters with a stiff right hand. Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but McGray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGray.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGray misses with a jab to the body
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McGray misses with a few strikes there.
McGray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. McGray slips under a jab. McGray looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range. McGray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris. McGray avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Norris misses with a wild body shot. McGray stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Norris throws a hook to the side of McGray's head but McGray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. McGray throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. McGray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norris at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from McGray. A jab from Norris misses. Norris dodges the punch combination from McGray.
Norris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Norris drops his hands momentarily and McGray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Norris scores with a jab. McGray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Norris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Norris throws the left hand but McGray avoids the punch easily. A nice combination there by McGray.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McGray connects with a nice looking jab.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGray lands with a nice combination. Norris backs away looking to recover. McGray misses the jab. McGray lands with a shot to the body. McGray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. McGray slips under a jab. McGray misses with a hook. McGray throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily. McGray lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
McGray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. McGray looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range. Norris throws the left hand but McGray avoids the punch easily. McGray lands a lovely overhand right. McGray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Norris misses with a combination
and McGray counters with a straight right hand. McGray scores with a shot to the body.
TJ McGray seems to be getting the better of the standup. This has been an exciting period of action! Norris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. McGray connects with a body shot. McGray lands a left and a right that send Norris crashing to the mat, dazed. McGray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! McGray throws a right and a left that both miss. Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Norris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. McGray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. McGray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from McGray. Norris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Nice straight punches there by McGray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGray. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ McGray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Boris Norris's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGray lands a big right hand that sends Norris crashing to the mat! McGray stays standing though and waves Norris back to his feet!
Norris is rocked! Norris drops his hands momentarily. McGray doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Norris staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Norris doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). TJ McGray!
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hype
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pop
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