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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC - Up To My Neck In You. Norris has chosen Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Norris was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
David Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a jab to the head.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
White is looking to land body kicks.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a solid body kick.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norris takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White slips a jab from Norris.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped White's head back.
It looks like Hanson White has been cut.
Norris misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Norris.
David Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Norris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White blocks a low kick nicely.
White walks into a straight right hand from Norris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norris, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
White throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
A big left from Norris misses.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
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.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
A low kick from White misses
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
Norris lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris misses with a double jab
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hanson White's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from White.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
Norris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Norris is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Norris is predictable there
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from White.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from White misses.
Norris throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from White misses.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Norris as he checks the leg kick.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
White lands with a good body shot.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris blocks a head kick by White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris.
White slips a jab from Norris.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris.
White moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
White misses with a body kick.
Norris misses with a shot to the body
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
White missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
It looks like David Norris has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White lands an elbow just above Norris 's eye.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Norris blocks with his arms.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norris checks it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Norris misses
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris. That did some damage!
White misses with a low kick.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson White dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Norris swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Norris lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a body shot.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a straight left.
A lazy body kick from Norris
and White counters with a solid body kick.
White throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
White throws a head kick that Norris semi-blocks.
Norris sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hanson White is winning the standup battle so far.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Norris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Norris moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White clinches up against the cage.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Nice elbow from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Norris is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Norris is working White over against the cage.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanson White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris cracks White with a nice body shot.
Norris digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Norris works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
Norris blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Norris.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norris's brow.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
White working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White takes a shot to the head.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Norris has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Norris pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris is working White over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris lands a body punch.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for David Norris!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for David Norris!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for David Norris!
David Norris wins by unanimous decision!
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