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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kendrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Norwinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartholomew Norwinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Kendrick's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Kendrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bartholomew Norwinson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kendrick.
Norwinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norwinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kendrick circles away.
Norwinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kendrick counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Norwinson. Beautiful body shot.
Norwinson misses with a takedown
and Kendrick counters by clinching up.
Justin Kendrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Norwinson.
Kendrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kendrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kendrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Kendrick on the inside.
Norwinson avoids the elbow strike from Kendrick, against the cage.
Norwinson wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norwinson has Kendrick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kendrick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kendrick tries to land a knee to the head but Norwinson blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson is working for takedown but Kendrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kendrick.
Kendrick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Norwinson has his foot on Kendrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kendrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kendrick content to stall in guard here.
Kendrick won't allow Norwinson to sweep him here.
Kendrick wanted to stand there but Norwinson had control of the position.
Norwinson looking for subs off his back but Kendrick has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kendrick decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kendrick moves into the clinch.
Kendrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norwinson is trying to pull guard but Kendrick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Norwinson avoiding damage as Kendrick throws knees to the body.
Kendrick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kendrick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kendrick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norwinson wants to control from the top but Kendrick keeps moving.
Kendrick has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Norwinson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Norwinson jumps guard but Kendrick stands there with Norwinson around his waist. Norwinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kendrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norwinson gets tackled into the cage by Kendrick. Kendrick maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick drags the fight down to the ground.
Norwinson wants to control from the top but Kendrick keeps moving.
Norwinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kendrick is keeping the position for now.
Norwinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kendrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Norwinson is fighting to break Kendrick's control of his arms but Kendrick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norwinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Norwinson won't allow Kendrick to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bartholomew Norwinson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Norwinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kendrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norwinson fails with the takedown
and Kendrick counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendrick has hold of one of Norwinson's legs. Norwinson is fighting the takedown attempt but Kendrick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norwinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kendrick's guard.
Norwinson postures up.
Kendrick is breathing heavily.
Norwinson advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kendrick dominated that round.
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.
Kendrick throws a series of punches but Norwinson moves out of range.
Norwinson closes the distance and clinches up with Kendrick, looking for a takedown. Norwinson pushes Kendrick against the cage but Kendrick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Norwinson misses
and Kendrick counters by clinching up.
Kendrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Norwinson backwards.
Kendrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kendrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norwinson.
Norwinson fails to pull guard.
Justin Kendrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Norwinson.
Norwinson tries to work over Kendrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kendrick gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kendrick not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norwinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norwinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kendrick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kendrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kendrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norwinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kendrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendrick stands up and waves to Norwinson to follow him.
Norwinson looks to land a combination but Kendrick avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kendrick sprawls well. Kendrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Norwinson gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Kendrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norwinson moves out of range as Kendrick throws a body kick.
Kendrick clinches up with Norwinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Kendrick breaks from the clinch.
Kendrick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kendrick showed some decent athleticism there.
Norwinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kendrick content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson gets full guard.
Norwinson working a defensive guard here.
Norwinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kendrick defends it easily.
Norwinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kendrick prevents Norwinson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kendrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kendrick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Norwinson shoots and misses
and Kendrick moves into the clinch.
Kendrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norwinson throws a series of punches but Kendrick moves out of range.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norwinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kendrick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kendrick showed some decent athleticism there.
Norwinson is trying to maintain the position but Kendrick is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norwinson is pressing down on Kendrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Kendrick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kendrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norwinson goes for a double leg but Kendrick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kendrick continues to drive forward.
Norwinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kendrick to keep the fight standing.
Norwinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kendrick smiles and moves away.
Justin Kendrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartholomew Norwinson.
Norwinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kendrick throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kendrick, as that shot connected.
Norwinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norwinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norwinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kendrick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norwinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendrick misses with a knee to the head.
Kendrick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norwinson backwards.
Kendrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norwinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kendrick after a bit of a struggle.
Kendrick breaks the clinch.
Norwinson gets caught napping as Kendrick dives in and scores a takedown. Norwinson manages to retain guard.
Kendrick tries to stand but Norwinson is controlling from the bottom.
Justin Kendrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norwinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norwinson wants to sweep here but Kendrick controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Norwinson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kendrick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Norwinson is looking for a sweep. Kendrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norwinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kendrick content to control rather than advance.
Kendrick working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Norwinson's thigh. Norwinson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kendrick gets to his feet - Norwinson follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norwinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kendrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norwinson.
Norwinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kendrick pinned against the cage. Kendrick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kendrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norwinson misses with a takedown attempt - Kendrick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norwinson misses with a double jab.
Norwinson shoots in for a takedown but Kendrick shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick lands a jab.
Norwinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norwinson tries to bum rush Kendrick with a series of wild strikes but Kendrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendrick throws a right and a left that Norwinson avoids nicely.
Norwinson misses with a hook to the body
and Kendrick counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartholomew Norwinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norwinson shoots in and drives through. Kendrick sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendrick moves into range and clinches up with Norwinson.
Kendrick successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kendrick has his hands on Norwinson's head, controlling the position.
Justin Kendrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kendrick is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Kendrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kendrick, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Kendrick!
An out of breath Justin Kendrick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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