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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Normous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gremlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Normous, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gremlin looking to throw knees to the head but Normous is blocking nicely.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Normous's defenses.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Normous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gremlin misses with a punch to the body.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Normous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Normous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gremlin is defending well.
Normous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gremlin prevents it.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Normous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gremlin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Normous has been working on his balance at The Shield, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gremlin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gremlin stops a takedown attempt from Normous.
Normous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gremlin prevents it.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Normous is looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gremlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Normous is breathing heavily.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Normous has Gremlin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gremlin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Normous takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Normous has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gremlin after a bit of a struggle.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Normous's ribcage.
Good body shot from Gremlin.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Normous's ribcage.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
Normous takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin is leaning against Normous and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Normous changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gremlin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gremlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gremlin instigates a clinch.
Normous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin is working Normous over against the cage.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin is pressed up against the cage. Normous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gremlin down to the mat. Gremlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin gets a clinch.
Normous has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gremlin after a bit of a struggle.
Normous wants to take the fight to the mat but Gremlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Normous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Normous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Normous is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gremlin is defending well.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Normous's defenses.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Normous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Normous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gremlin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Normous.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Normous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Normous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gremlin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Normous looking for a takedown.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin lands a left hand.
Gremlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Normous tries to score a body lock takedown but Gremlin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gremlin working Normous over with knees to the body.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Normous on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gremlin lands with a hook. Normous tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Normous gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gremlin.
Jab from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a lovely overhand right.
Normous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gremlin rushes Normous and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
Normous is working for takedown but Gremlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gremlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Normous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Normous wants to take the fight to the mat but Gremlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Gremlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Normous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Normous's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Normous's face.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Normous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gremlin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gremlin lands an uppercut.
Normous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Normous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Normous is rocked!
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Oh Normous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Normous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gremlin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Normous seems to have got his legs back now.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a right hand.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin gets through Normous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gremlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Normouss head.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normous is trying to drag Gremlin to the mat but Gremlin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Normous is trying to drag Gremlin to the mat but Gremlin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Normous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Normous can't get the takedown.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Normous is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gremlin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bobcat Gremlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Normous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Normous's face.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Normous is looking for a takedown.
Normous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Normous's ribcage.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Normous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gremlin gets a clinch.
Gremlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Normous's elbow.
Gremlin stops a takedown attempt from Normous.
Normous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gremlin lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Gremlin.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Gremlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Normous drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gremlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Normous, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin prevents the takedown attempt.
Normous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gremlin prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Normous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gremlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Normous's ribcage.
Normous takes a shot to the head.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Normous tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gremlin working Normous over with knees to the body.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gremlin working Normous over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gremlin.
A nice left hand lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Normous's face.
Gremlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Normous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gremlin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Normous or not.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Normous is trying to drag Gremlin to the mat but Gremlin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin gets through Normous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Normous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gremlin prevents it.
Gremlin lands an uppercut.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Normous has Gremlin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gremlin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Normous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gremlin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Gremlin on the inside.
Gremlin gets underhooks to prevent Normous's takedown attempt.
Normous wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
Normous is trying to drag Gremlin to the mat but Gremlin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Normous changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gremlin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gremlin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Normous on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Normous takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dixie Normous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Normous walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobcat Gremlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gremlin 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobcat Gremlin!
Bobcat Gremlin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Pum wirr pochleupp axarr zeso he chaxact din vupp waxaupp, WhA, WhA, WhA.'.
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energy
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hype
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