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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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191 cm
25
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamh Pearse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearse moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Pearse stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pearse.
Pearse throws a series of punches but Norris avoids them all with ease.
Pearse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris misses with a kick to the body.
Pearse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Norris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Pearse scores with a four punch combination!
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris blocks a body shot from Pearse.
A short uppercut from Norris.
Pearse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse lands an uppercut.
Norris slowing the pace effectively.
Norris seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pearse presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearse misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Pearse avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Pearse is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Pearse looks gassed!
Pearse is trying to stall.
Norris has Pearse pressed against the cage.
A short left from Pearse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearse.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pearse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearse crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norris - the referee stops the clock and Pearse gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norris. Pearse manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adamh Pearse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearse manages to avoid it.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Norris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pearse really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pearse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris throws a head kick that Pearse semi-blocks.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norris darts in and clinches Pearse up against the cage.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse is trying to stall.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pearse.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris is struggling to control the position.
Norris is trying to break free.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Pearse being controlled against the cage.
Pearse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearse struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
A short body shot lands from Norris as the two fighters clinch.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Pearse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pearse counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pearse fails to land.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Pearse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pearse throws a series of strikes that have Norris backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws a front kick that sends Pearse stumbling back into the cage.
Norris throws a head kick but Pearse moves out of range.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Pearse to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Norris.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Norris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Pearse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pearse's head.
That has opened up Adamh Pearse's cut even more.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse blocks an uppercut.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Pearse looks to clinch
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris is working Pearse over against the cage.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pearse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pearse tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris moves into the clinch successfully.
Pearse has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearse throws a head punch that misses.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris moves away
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Pearse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pearse staying out of range there.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris moves away
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pearse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norris doesn't seem bothered though.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged Pearse in a clinch.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Norris lands a body punch.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norris's brow.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris has had enough of the clinch but Pearse keeps him there for the moment.
Pearse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse lands a shot to the body.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pearse lands a right hand.
Pearse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearse digs a good hook to Norris's body.
Pearse closes the distance and pushes Norris back into the cage.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
Tony Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris prevents a body shot from Pearse.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris is looking to control Pearse's arms but Pearse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Maybe Norris would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearse can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Pearse.
Norris taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Pearse.
Pearse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearse lands an uppercut.
Pearse is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pearse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse'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.
Pearse is working Norris over against the cage.
Pearse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pearse connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Pearse blocks the low kick.
Pearse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Pearse cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pearse lunges at Norris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris's hand.
Pearse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pearse wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris slips under a jab.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pearse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pearse misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Pearse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Norris blocks a jab.
Pearse tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Pearse throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Norris slips a jab from Pearse.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris throws a head kick but Pearse moves out of range.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Pearse is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norris rather than just go for the knockout.
Pearse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearse moves to clinch but Norris breaks away
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
Pearse wants to clinch but Norris slips to the side
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pearse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pearse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pearse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearse as Norris tries to tie him up.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Pearse lands a shot to the body.
Norris stalling against the cage.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Norris!
Pearse misses the jab.
Norris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pearse lands a jab to the nose.
Pearse throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Pearse does it's job there.
Pearse has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Pearse scores with the left hand. Norris knows he should have avoided that one.
Norris tries to move into range but Pearse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pearse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearse clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Pearse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Pearse pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Norris tries to break free but Pearse pushes him back against the cage.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Pearse swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Pearse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris motions for Pearse to come forward. Norris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris tries to clinch but Pearse moves away
and Pearse counters with a three punch combo that has Norris backing up. Norris nods at Pearse to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pearse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pearse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Pearse sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Pearse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Pearse's ribcage. Pearse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearse prevents a body shot from Norris.
Stalling in the clinch from Norris.
Pearse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Adamh Pearse just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Pearse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearse. That did some damage!
Pearse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearse clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Pearse misses with a two punch combination.
Pearse tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris digs a good hook to Pearse's body.
Pearse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pearse darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Norris.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Pearse throws a left and a right that both miss
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Norris.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Pearse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Pearse missing with knees to the body.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
Norris blocks a body shot from Pearse.
Norris trying to stall but Pearse improves his position.
Pearse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse wants to clinch
and Norris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pearse is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearse darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Pearse has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearse swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearse.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norris trying to stall but Pearse improves his position.
Pearse works on Norris's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pearse on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearse digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Pearse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Pearse on the inside.
Norris takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearse pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearse tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris is trying to break free.
Pearse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
A short right from Pearse.
A nice left hand lands by Pearse.
Come on Pearse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pearse lands with a light punch inside.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Pearse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norris is trying to push Pearse away but Pearse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norris stalls.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris looking to stall.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearse.
Pearse is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norris tries to stall but Pearse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearse gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearse gets an underhook and turns Norris into the cage.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearse scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pearse clinches.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adamh Pearse dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Adamh Pearse'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. This is the final round!
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearse doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris throws a head kick but Pearse moves out of range.
Norris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris lands a high kick!
Pearse takes the fight into the clinch.
Pearse misses with some punches.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pearse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Norris has Pearse pushed against the cage.
Pearse blocks a body shot from Norris.
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.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris wants to break free but Pearse has control.
Pearse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris tries to work over Pearse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearse throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Pearse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearse lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from Pearse.
Pearse scores with a hook to the body.
Pearse presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearse has double underhooks.
Pearse connects with a knee to the head.
Pearse digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pearse scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearse.
Pearse cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Pearse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris taking a breather.
Pearse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pearse.
Pearse stalling against the cage.
Pearse cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
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!
Pearse lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pearse.
Pearse lands with a light punch inside.
Pearse lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pearse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearse.
Norris tries a body shot but Pearse blocks it.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearse.
Pearse rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norris looking to stall.
Pearse misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pearse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearse has double underhooks.
Pearse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pearse misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearse pressing his opponent against the cage.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Pearse blocks a head kick by Norris.
Pearse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Pearse.
Pearse stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris throws a lazy body kick
letting Pearse counter with a right hand.
Norris dodges the punch combination from Pearse.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and Pearse counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Pearse tries to tie him up.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
Pearse struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearse being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse wants to clinch but Norris slips to the side
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Pearse pushes him off.
Norris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pearse counters with a left and a right that stings Norris.
Pearse tries to clinch
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pearse misses with a body shot.
Pearse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pearse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearse instigates a clinch.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pearse fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norris is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adamh Pearse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pearse 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adamh Pearse!
Adamh Pearse is the new heavyweight champion!
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