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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradock Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and conchito gabaldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gabaldon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by tubthumping. On his way into the cage it seems that Bradock Norris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bradock Norris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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148 lbs
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170 cm
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148 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradock Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, conchito gabaldon!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
gabaldon has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
gabaldon has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Norris wants a takedown.
gabaldon lands a takedown into guard.
gabaldon postures up in Norris's guard and throws a big left but Norris blocks it.
gabaldon thows a big elbow that misses.
gabaldon throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gabaldon stays in close to Norris's body and controls the position.
gabaldon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
gabaldon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norris's head.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
Norris wants to stand up but gabaldon is controlling him.
gabaldon controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
gabaldon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
gabaldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris is trying to control the position but gabaldon postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradock Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris gets caught flat footed, as gabaldon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing gabaldon from controlling successfully.
gabaldon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gabaldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
gabaldon landing some decent shots from guard.
Norris is looking to stand up but gabaldon isn't so interested in that idea.
gabaldon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
gabaldon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
gabaldon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
gabaldon trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by conchito gabaldon.
Norris dives in and grabs gabaldon's left leg, looking for a takedown. gabaldon pushes down on Norris's head and hops out.
conchito gabaldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but gabaldon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but gabaldon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
gabaldon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris tries to buck gabaldon off but gabaldon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gabaldon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Norris gets back to half guard.
gabaldon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Norris is pressing down on gabaldon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
gabaldon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
conchito gabaldon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
gabaldon has his takedown stuffed
and Norris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Norris trying to control but gabaldon is working from the bottom.
gabaldon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but gabaldon is retaining full guard.
Norrisis looking to pass into half guard but gabaldon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now gabaldon is in guard.
gabaldon looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but gabaldon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
gabaldon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controlling from the top position.
Norris trying to control but gabaldon is working from the bottom.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
gabaldon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
gabaldon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norris is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris tries to clinch up but gabaldon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradock Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gabaldon has his takedown stuffed
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris has gabaldon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Norris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending gabaldon tumbling to the mat - Norris dives into gabaldon's guard.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
conchito gabaldon has got the better of the ground game so far.
gabaldon looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
gabaldon has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
Norris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Norris is staying tight to gabaldon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
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 decides to stand back up. Norris steps back and let's gabaldon get back to his feet.
Norris shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Norris was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
gabaldon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Norris landing strikes from the mount.
Norris content just to control the position here.
Norris trying to control but gabaldon is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradock Norris dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Norris lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norris instigates a clinch.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of gabaldon backwards.
Norris tries to circle away but gabaldon has him pinned against the cage.
gabaldon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
gabaldon goes for a takedown attempt but Norris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
gabaldon misses with a takedown
and Norris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bradock Norris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of conchito gabaldon.
Norris is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Norris is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking to control but gabaldon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if gabaldon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Norris get's back to his feet.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris prevents the takedown attempt.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but gabaldon shows good takedown defense.
Norris clinches up with gabaldon and pushes him back against the cage.
Norris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. gabaldon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
gabaldon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing gabaldon up against the cage.
gabaldon wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris pulls guard effortlessly.
gabaldon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norris is on top in guard.
Norris passes gabaldon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Norris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for gabaldon!
Norris swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and gabaldon is now in Norris's guard. A big mistake from Norris there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris working a defensive guard here.
Norris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
gabaldon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
gabaldon trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
gabaldon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
gabaldon stops Norris from standing up.
Norris wants to sweep but no luck.
gabaldon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
gabaldon fails with the takedown
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradock 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradock Norris!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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