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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between cm The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bones Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vicarious. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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195 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, cm The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bones Norris!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Great takes one to the chin there.
It looks like cm The Great has been cut.
Bones Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Great dives in and scores a takedown into Norris's guard.
The Great stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
The Great postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Great prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
The Great gets to his feet. Norris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Great fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norris quickly recovers to half guard.
The Great tries to pass to full mount but Norris defends it.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris kicks The Great off and gets back to his feet.
Crunch! Norris slams his shin into The Great's torso.
The Great is breathing heavily.
The Great steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris. That one must have hurt.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. The Great shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris.
Norris connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris.
The Great tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a nice kick to the body.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris misses with a head kick.
The Great takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great shoots for a double leg takedown but Norris sprawls well. He's pushed The Great's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Great tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris connects with a high kick.
The Great misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norris counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Great drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Norris is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Great's best efforts.
The Great scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris is pressing down on The Great's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Great stands up from Norris's guard - The Great perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Great changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norris tries to avoid it but The Great manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norris to the ground. Norris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cm The Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a nice looking combination but The Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by The Great.
Norris misses with a low kick.
The Great scores with a spinning back kick!
The Great fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Norris to the ground. The Great is now in Norris's guard.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Great is one step ahead there.
Norris is working an open guard so The Great takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes The Great up against the cage in a clinch.
The Great tries to score a body lock takedown but Norris shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Norris has The Great pressed against the cage, preventing The Great from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Great shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Norris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Great is in close to Norris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Great has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Great trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great is really struggling to control Norris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Great won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bones Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on cm The Great's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Great tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Great's head.
Norris forces The Great back against the cage and clinches.
Norris jumps guard but The Great stands there with Norris around his waist. Norris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Great fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Norris to the ground. The Great is now in Norris's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The Great staying calm.
Norris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Norris taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Great wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Norris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Great makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Great to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Great.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great looks to land a body kick but Norris moved away.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris throws a push kick but The Great slaps the foot to one side.
The Great shoots for a double leg takedown but Norris sprawls well. He's pushed The Great's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
cm The Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Great as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Great takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Great takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norris fails with the takedown.
cm The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bones Norris.
The Great stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Great tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Great somewhat.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to break free.
The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Great takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Great scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris kicks The Great off and gets back to his feet.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as The Great shoots in.
Norris scores with a head kick.
Norris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Great misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great shoots for a double leg takedown but Norris sprawls well. He's pushed The Great's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Great paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris scores with a head kick. The Great tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Norris lands a head kick!
The Great scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Norris throws a head kick but The Great moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Great pinned against the cage. The Great gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Great misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bones Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on cm The Great's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The Great tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from The Great.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Great fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Bones Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
The Great will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Great throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and The Great finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Great slips nicely into half guard.
cm The Great overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris wants to improve his position but The Great is controlling well.
The Great trying to control the pace.
Norris trying to control here.
The Great decides to stand up.
A nice combination there by The Great.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris stalks The Great and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Great's face. The Great staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - The Great circles away.
The Great swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
The Great fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Great decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 is trying to stand up here but The Great is controlling him well.
The Great postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Norris to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris scores with a push kick.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great shoots in looking for a takedown but Norris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Great's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norris fails with the takedown.
Norris tries to sprawl but The Great drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Great passes to side control.
Norris tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Norris is trying to get back to his feet but The Great has full control of the position and if anything, Norris has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I would not like to be Norris right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Norris manages to reverse the position and now he's in The Great's guard. Nice work there by Norris.
Norris is looking to stand up but The Great won't let him.
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!
The Great looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
The Great escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Great had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Norris defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
cm The Great showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bones Norris!
Bones Norris tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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