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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 cm
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300 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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207 cm
30
292 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tennant was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton. Despite the aggression on Tennant's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Norton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Tennant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jab by Tennant. Tennant throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it. Tennant misses with a straight right. Tennant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Tennant digs a good body shot into Norton's ribs. Tennant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a straight right hand. Norton stuns Tennant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Tennant looks winded! Norton scores with a shot to the body.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tennant doesn't seem bothered though. Norton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tennant misses with a right hand and Norton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tennant! Norton lets Tennant back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tennant is rocked! Norton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tennant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton slips a jab from Tennant. Tennant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tennant throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton. Tennant misses with a double jab
and Norton counters with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Tennant does a little dance to reset his feet. Tennant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tennant. Norton misses with a two punch combination.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Tennant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tennant walks into a straight right hand from Norton. Tennant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton. Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton moves away from the strike by Tennant. An attempted straight right counter from Norton misses the target. Tennant misses with a straight right. A jab from Tennant misses. Tennant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tennant fails to land with a series of punches.
Tennant misses with a body punch
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Norton cracks Tennant with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Norton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tennant to stand back up! Norton is looking to wear down Tennant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Tennant missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Norton is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Norton swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tennant misses with a wild body shot. Norton sends Tennant crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Norton is motioning to the referee to let Tennant up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Tennant is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him? Tennant drops his hands momentarily. Norton doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Tennant staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Tennant doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Norton! Scott Norton very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. David Tennant was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry guys, I will improve myself again.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
70% |
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