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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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256 lbs
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180 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Norton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce closes the distance but Norton moves to the side
and Norton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce tries to pull guard but Norton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bruce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Norton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Norton jumps guard but Bruce stands there with Norton around his waist. Norton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Norton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bruce uses from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norton wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Norton is looking for a triangle but Bruce pushes his legs off easily.
Norton trying to keep a closed guard but Bruce is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
Bruce has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norton is proving hard to escape from.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Norton is retaining full guard.
Bruce landing with the ground and pound.
Norton is working an open guard so Bruce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Norton stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Norton.
Norton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bruce to the mat! Bruce manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruce is on top in guard.
Norton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
Bruce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norton's guard.
Bruce tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bruce is trying to control. Norton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Norton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce slips a nice elbow through Norton's hands, connecting with Norton's forehead.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce 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.
Bruce wants to stand up but Norton has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bruce is trying to control the action in half guard but Norton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Norton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bruce is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Bruce wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norton shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bruce has his foot on Norton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norton works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Bruce lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Norton!
Bruce looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norton controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but Norton shows good takedown defense.
Bruce lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norton dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Norton's head and hops out.
Norton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton stuffs the takedown.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt - Norton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bruce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Norton or perhaps it was just good defense by Bruce which made him look bad.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
Bruce misses with a takedown attempt - Norton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Bruce shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Bruce 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton moves into the clinch.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Norton dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Norton looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bruce. No joy for Norton on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce shoots in but Norton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Norton.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Norton!
A nice elbow there by Bruce.
Norton is squirming around, avoiding Bruce's attempts to control the action.
Norton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Norton?
Bruce controlling his opponent.
Bruce wants to control the pace but Norton is squirming around nicely.
Bruce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bruce dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Norton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Norton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bruce working the body and head with strikes.
Bruce stands up.
Norton with a lazy takedown attempt
so Bruce counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Norton keeps moving.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Bruce just wasn't active enough.
Bruce has Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce tries to pull guard but Norton won't allow it.
Bruce pulls guard successfully.
Norton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to keep a closed guard but Norton is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Norton.
Bruce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norton was covering up waiting for the punch and Bruce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Norton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bruce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bruce gets to his feet - Norton follows without any prompting.
Bruce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton scores with a takedown into Bruce's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Norton!
Bruce controlling the pace for now.
Norton tries to hold on but Bruce postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce working Norton over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bruce!
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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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