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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hedger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storman Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hedger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Storman Norman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hedger.
Hedger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hedger instigates a clinch.
Hedger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hedger.
Norman prevents a body shot from Hedger.
A head punch on the inside from Hedger fails to land.
Norman goes for a takedown attempt but Hedger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hedger is looking to clinch but Norman is avoiding it.
Hedger misses with a few strikes there.
Hedger wants to clinch but Norman slips to the side
and Norman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norman closes the distance and clinches.
Norman's coach down at gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Norman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hedger takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Norman on the inside.
Hedger misses with some punches.
A short right from Hedger on the inside.
Norman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedger's elbow.
Norman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hedger is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norman prevents a body shot from Hedger.
Norman looking for a takedown.
Norman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
It looks like Paul Hedger has been cut.
Norman lands a nice uppercut.
Norman lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Norman on the inside.
Norman pushes Hedger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Norman lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Norman drops back looking for a leg! Hedger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hedger manages to kick Norman off! Norman jumps back into Hedger's guard.
Norman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hedger keeping moving, preventing Norman from controlling successfully.
Norman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Norman drops back looking for a leg! Hedger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hedger manages to kick Norman off! Norman jumps back into Hedger's guard.
Norman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hedger is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Norman, into his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Norman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedger is working Norman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hedger postures up.
Hedger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Hedger wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norman is on top in guard.
Hedger wants to get back to his feet but Norman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Norman has gone for a leg lock! Hedger slips out almost immediately though and dives into Norman's guard.
Hedger preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norman is trying to control the position but Hedger postures up.
Hedger trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedger is fighting to break Norman's control of his arms but Norman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Storman Norman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hedger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norman looks to land a left hand but Hedger moved out of range nicely.
Hedger throws a big shot that misses.
Hedger staying out of range there.
Hedger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norman.
Hedger throws a right hand that Norman ducks under and follows up with a left that Norman also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Norman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedger looks to clinch
and Norman counters with a straight right hand.
Norman looks to land a left hand but Hedger moved out of range nicely.
Norman moves forwards but Hedger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norman throws a nice looking combination but Hedger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hedger to counter with a crisp jab.
Norman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedger misses with the combination.
Norman has Hedger up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Norman.
Norman slows down the pace here.
Norman scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hedger fails to land.
Norman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norman misses with some punches.
Norman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hedger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hedger after a bit of a struggle.
Norman tries to score a body lock takedown but Hedger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul Hedger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Storman Norman.
Hedger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norman's elbow.
Hedger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hedger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hedger just leaning against Norman, taking a breather.
Hedger misses with the head strike.
Norman tries a body shot but Hedger blocks it.
Hedger blocking some punches.
Hedger just leaning against Norman, taking a breather.
Hedger blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman digs a right hand into Hedger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hedger's gas tank.
Hedger prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norman.
Norman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hedger prevents it.
Storman Norman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norman is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hedger.
Hedger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norman blocks an uppercut.
Norman blocking some punches.
Hedger lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedger.
Hedger working aggressively here.
Norman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norman.
Hedger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norman misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedger.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Norman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Storman Norman.
Hedger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hedger moves away from the strike by Norman.
Norman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paul Hedger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hedger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedger looks to clinch
and Norman counters with a stiff right hand.
Norman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Storman Norman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Hedger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Hedger.
Norman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hedger controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Norman.
Hedger prevents a body shot from Norman.
Norman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hedger backwards.
Norman lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hedger stops a takedown attempt from Norman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman pushes Hedger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hedger blocks an uppercut.
Norman scores with a shot to the side of Hedger's head.
Norman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hedger.
Hedger takes a shot to the head.
Norman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Norman scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman tries for a takedown but Hedger manages to get underhooks.
Paul Hedger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Storman Norman.
A short left from Norman.
Norman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hedger scores with a shot to the side of Norman's head.
Norman blocking some punches.
Hedger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norman can't find room to land a body shot as Hedger controls the action.
Norman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hedger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Norman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norman lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedger trying to stall but Norman improves his position.
Hedger misses with some punches.
Norman is trying to drag Hedger to the mat but Hedger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Norman.
Hedger throws a punch but it's blocked by Norman.
Norman takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hedger lands a nice shot to the body.
Hedger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hedger as Norman tries to tie him up.
Norman throws a head punch that misses.
Norman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedger pushes Norman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedger.
Paul Hedger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hedger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Hedger fails to land.
Hedger tries a body shot but Norman blocks it.
Norman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norman.
Norman misses with some punches.
Hedger can't find room to land a body shot as Norman controls the action.
Hedger tries to throw a body punch but Norman avoids it by throwing Hedger back against the cage.
Hedger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Norman on the inside.
Hedger has a couple of punches blocked by Norman.
Norman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedger is trying to stall.
Hedger seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Norman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hedger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storman Norman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hedger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hedger blocks an uppercut.
Norman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hedger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hedger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hedger throws a punch but it's blocked by Norman.
Hedger can't find room to land a body shot as Norman controls the action.
Norman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hedger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Storman Norman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Storman Norman!
Storman Norman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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