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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Rob Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Norton lands with a cross.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norton's calf.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Norton clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Evans misses with a leg kick.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Norton misses.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans lands a jab to the nose.
Evans moves away from the strike by Norton.
Evans pushes Norton away with a front kick.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Norton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norton throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Evans.
Norton swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans lands a head shot.
Norton misses with a few strikes there.
Norton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Norton throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evans misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Evans lands a really nice looking cross but Norton seems unphased.
Rob Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton slips under a jab.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Evans counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norton's knee momentarily.
Scott Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Evans has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norton finds it's way round the side to connect with Evans's head.
Norton throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Norton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Evans.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Norton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evans can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Norton lands with a shot to the body.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with a big head kick but Norton shrugs it off.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Nice shot by Evans.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norton controls the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton is looking to reverse the position.
Evans is putting a hurting on Norton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evans lands a decent elbow from side control.
Norton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Evans off and has taken his back!
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Evans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to get back to his feet but Norton is in full control for now.
Norton controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Evans dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with a nice body kick.
Evans connects with a leg kick. Norton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Norton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crunch! Evans slams his shin into Norton's torso.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norton checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Norton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Norton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Evans thows a body kick. Norton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans slips a jab from Norton.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
A slow jab from Norton misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norton's sensitive parts.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Norton blocks the leg kick.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Evans closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norton quickly recovers to half guard.
Norton taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Norton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Norton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans postures up in Norton's guard and throws a big left but Norton blocks it.
Evans is in close to Norton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Norton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Scott Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Rob Evans!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rob Evans!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rob Evans!
Rob Evans wins by unanimous decision!
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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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