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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton's entrance music is Land downunder - Men at work. A fine choice. Derka Derka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derka Derka!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Norton misses
and Derka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derka looking to sit in guard and control but Norton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Derka looking for a sweep. Not yet Derka, not yet.
Derka has an active guard here but Norton has managed to pass into half guard.
Derka trying to control but Norton postures up.
Derka keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton throwing shots but Derka is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka trying to control here.
Derka wants to improve his position but Norton is controlling well.
Derka gets back to full guard.
Derka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Derka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Derka is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Derka has escaped and now he's on top!
Norton keeping moving, preventing Derka from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Norton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Derka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
Derka trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Norton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka throws an elbow that misses. Norton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Derka's guard. Nice move by Norton!
Derka working a defensive guard here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Derka Derka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Derka in his tracks.
It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Derka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Derka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derka.
Derka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Derka trying to control from half guard but Norton is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Derka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norton's head.
Norton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derka.
Norton manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derka Derka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
That's time! Norton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Derka does no damage.
Norton throws a body punch but Derka moves out of range.
Derka tries to clinch up but Norton circles away and keeps his distance.
Derka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Derka tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Derka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Norton preventing the sweep.
Derka Derka has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Derka keeping full guard, as Norton tries to pass.
Norton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Derka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Derka looking for a sweep. Not yet Derka, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Derka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Norton.
Derka trying to keep a closed guard but Norton is proving a slippery customer.
Derka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norton lands a nice shot that snaps Derka's head back.
Derka shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Derka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Derka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Derka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Norton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derka passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Norton!
Derka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Norton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Derka is controlling Norton's posture.
Norton chips away with some ground and pound.
Norton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Norton throws a strike but Derka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka with a nice head shot there.
Derka throws an elbow that misses. Norton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Derka's guard. Nice move by Norton!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Derka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Derka wants to control but Norton has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Derka is trying to control. Norton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Derka is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derka Derka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
That's time! Norton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
Derka scores a takedown into full mount!
Derka prevents Norton from getting the reversal.
Derka lands a heavy elbow.
Derka tries to control but Norton wriggling away.
Norton is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Derka is stalling here but it's allowed Norton to get half guard.
Norton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norton.
Derka trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka looking to sit in guard and control but Norton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Les Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Derka is trying to control the position but Norton postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Derka is on top in guard.
Derka trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Norton controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Derka from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Derka throws a strike but Norton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Norton is fighting to break Derka's control of his arms but Derka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Derka is on top in guard.
Norton working for a triangle but Derka defends it easily.
Derka Derka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
Derka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derka preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derka Derka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Derka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derka Derka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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