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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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192 cm
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275 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a series of strikes that have Bernard backpedaling.
Bernard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint Bernard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Bernard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bernard dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Bernard avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton throws a body punch but Bernard moves out of range.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bernard.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bernard wants to clinch up but Norton keeps it at a distance.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Bernard.
Bernard moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Norton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Norton misses.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Norton avoids the head kick by Bernard.
Bernard is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Bernard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Bernard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernard.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernard manages to avoid it.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard needs to keep his hands up - Norton had a free shot at his head there.
Norton looks to land a combination but Bernard avoids it well.
Bernard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bernard there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
Bernard scores with a head kick.
Bernard throws a body kick that misses.
Bernard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernard.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Norton misses with a left hand
and Bernard counters with a solid body kick.
Bernard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint Bernard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bernard was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Bernard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norton blocking some punches.
Bernard tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Bernard back against the cage.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Bernard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bernard throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Bernard blocks a jab.
Bernard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bernard.
Bernard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernard is breathing heavily.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Norton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Bernard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bernard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norton.
Bernard misses with a body punch.
Bernard tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Bernard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Bernard.
Norton tries to circle away but Bernard has him pinned against the cage.
Bernard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernard misses with a punch to the body.
Bernard trying to land knees to the body.
Norton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norton has had enough of the clinch but Bernard keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Les Norton will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice defenses there by Bernard.
Norton throws a jab when Bernard was well out of range.
Bernard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton shoots in and gets a takedown into Bernard's guard.
Norton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bernard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Norton.
Bernard is looking to stand up but Norton isn't so interested in that idea.
Norton works over Bernard with some ground and pound from guard.
Bernard is wriggling around but Norton manages to pass to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Norton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bernard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bernard tries to get out of the position.
Well, if Norton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bernard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norton controlling the action here.
Bernard is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard is staying active underneath Norton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bernard is trying to stand.
Norton trying to control from half guard but Bernard is working away.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Les Norton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Norton lands with a nice body punch.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Bernard moves away and avoids it.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bernard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernard tries to clinch up.
Norton drops Bernard with a right and a left! Norton comes rushing in but Bernard regains his composure and manages to keep Norton in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Norton is controlling him.
Norton landing some decent shots from guard.
Bernard is rocked!
Norton passes into half guard.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
Norton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Bernard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bernard keeps working.
Norton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bernard seems to have got his legs back now.
Norton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Norton there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton wants to take a breather but Bernard is having none of it.
Norton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bernard wants to get back to his feet.
Norton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norton winds up and cracks Bernard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bernard is trying to stand back up but Norton is controlling him
Les Norton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Norton lands with a punch from half guard.
Norton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bernard has hold of Norton's hands but Norton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Norton works his way into full mount!
Norton lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Norton! That's really hurt Bernard and he's turned his back - Norton keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Norton jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Les Norton!
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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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