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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Norman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wes Landry's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Wes Landry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norman connects with the punch.
Landry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norman pushes Landry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landry blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norman.
Norman 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.
Landry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norman throws a head punch that misses.
Landry is looking to take this one to the mat.
Norman throws a head punch that misses.
Norman swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norman misses with a body punch.
Norman throws a head punch that misses.
Norman has a couple of punches blocked by Landry.
Norman is leaning against Landry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman working aggressively here.
Norman misses with some punches.
Norman swings wildly with an uppercut but Landry uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman working aggressively here.
Landry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Norman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norman misses with some punches.
Norman lands a hook that snaps the head of Landry backwards.
Norman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Landry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Norman on the inside.
Landry drags the fight down to the ground.
Landry has a closed guard, preventing Norman from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice body kick from Norman.
Landry gets the takedown into side control.
Norman wants to control but Landry postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Norman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Norman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norman is on top in guard.
Landry trying to control the position.
Norman wants to get up but he can't break Landry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Landry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norman is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Landry's guard.
Landry is working an open guard so Norman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Greg Norman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norman throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landry shoots in looking for a takedown but Norman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Landry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greg Norman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Landry.
Norman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Norman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norman connects with a crisp jab.
Norman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Norman scores with a head kick.
Landry shoots in for a takedown but Norman shows good takedown defense.
Landry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norman sprawls well. Norman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Landry gets slowly back to his feet.
Norman lands a big head kick that sends Landry tumbling to the mat! Norman takes a step backwards and waves Landry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Landry is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norman cracks Landry with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Landry tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Norman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Landry is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Norman!
Greg 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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hype
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