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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes into the arena with Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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276 lbs
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300 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Hunter Gatherer has been cut.
Norton slips under a jab.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gatherer works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Gatherer has Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatherer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norton wants to get back to striking at distance but Gatherer won't allow it.
Norton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gatherer misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Gatherer.
Gatherer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Gatherer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatherer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatherer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norton's sensitive parts.
Hunter Gatherer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton punishes Gatherer's body with a nice straight punch.
Gatherer lands with an uppercut that bounces Norton off the cage and back into range.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick from Gatherer.
A jab from Norton finds it's way through Gatherer's defenses.
A jab from Norton misses.
Norton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gatherers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gatherer throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
Norton thuds a left hand into Gatherer's body.
Gatherer scores with a leg kick.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatherer manages to avoid it.
Norton takes a swing at Gatherer's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatherer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatherer misses with a wild body shot.
Gatherer moves away from the strike by Norton.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatherer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gatherer is breathing heavily.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatherer. Gatherer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Gatherer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatherer 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.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gatherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatherer is just out of range.
Gatherer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Gatherer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatherer misses the body punch
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Gatherer is out of range.
Gatherer cracks a nice hook into Norton's ribs.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Gatherer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norton's knee momentarily.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Gatherer lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer lands with a nice body punch.
Gatherer is looking to wear down Norton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatherer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norton counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Gatherer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gatherer walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
Hunter Gatherer's cut is getting worse.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Gatherer moved out of range nicely.
Norton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norton swings for the body but Gatherer moves out of range.
Good shot there by Norton.
Gatherer is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Gatherer's cut.
That's time! Gatherer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
Norton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gatherer with a body shot.
Gatherer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Gatherer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatherer misses with an uppercut
and Norton counters with a right hand from hell and Gatherer is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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