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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quentin ONeal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Sydney, Erik Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quentin ONeal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal lands an overhand right.
Quentin ONeal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Norman!
Norman throws ONeal to one side and escapes!
Norman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ONeal looking to score a takedown here. Norman is defending well but ONeal drives through and ends up in Norman's guard.
ONeal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
ONeal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
ONeal 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.
ONeal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norman is keeping the position for now.
ONeal won't allow Norman to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman controls ONeal momentarily but ONeal frees himself.
ONeal stopping the sweep attempt from Norman.
Norman is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ONeal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman is looking for a triangle but ONeal pushes his legs off easily.
ONeal tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ONeal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
ONeal prevents Norman from standing back up.
Norman is not content to let ONeal control the position.
Norman moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Norman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ONeal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
ONeal is trying to work for a kimura but Norman is defending well.
Norman moves into full guard.
ONeal looks winded!
Norman wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman keeping moving, preventing ONeal from controlling successfully.
ONeal stands and steps away. Norman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Norman misses with a takedown attempt
and ONeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ONeal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norman quickly recovers to half guard.
Norman has one foot on ONeal's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Norman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from ONeal.
Norman closes the distance and clinches up with ONeal, looking for a takedown. Norman pushes ONeal against the cage but ONeal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norman tries for a takedown but ONeal circles away easily
and ONeal counters with a series of strikes. Norman will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeal fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from ONeal. No joy for Norman on that attempt.
ONeal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
ONeal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
ONeal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin ONeal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norman keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from ONeal.
Norman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norman wants it to stay on the feet.
Norman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from ONeal.
Norman fails with the takedown
and ONeal moves into the clinch.
ONeal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As ONeal backs away, Norman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Norman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ONeal.
Quentin ONeal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONeal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norman as he avoids it easily.
ONeal is breathing heavily.
Norman tries to clinch but ONeal moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Norman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Norman is trying to get an arm triangle but ONeal is defending well.
Norman wants to lay and pray for a moment but ONeal keeps working.
ONeal trying to control but Norman flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Norman is landing with strikes from the back.
Norman controls the action.
Erik Norman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeal is keeping busy.
Norman is hanging on to ONeal's back as he tries to escape.
Norman scores with strikes from the back.
Norman scores with punches from the back.
ONeal trying to control the hands but Norman breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can ONeal hold on?
Norman gets his hands free as ONeal looks to control.
Norman punches ONeal on the ear.
Norman keeps control of the position easily here as ONeal tries to buck him off.
Norman softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeal trying to control the hands but Norman breaks the grip.
ONeal is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Norman.
Norman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Norman punishes ONeal with strikes from the back mount.
Norman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norman just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Norman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
ONeal misses with the combination.
ONeal tries to clinch up.
ONeal stuffs the takedown.
Quentin ONeal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norman wants it to stay on the feet.
ONeal connects with a crisp jab.
ONeal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal jumps guard and drags Norman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Norman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
ONeal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norman prevents ONeal from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Norman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of ONeal's head.
ONeal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Norman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
ONeal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ONeal wants it to stay on the feet.
ONeal is looking to clinch but Norman is avoiding it.
Norman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
ONeal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As ONeal looks to move away, Norman throws a big counter combo but ONeal just gets out of the way.
Norman moves into the clinch.
ONeal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Norman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erik Norman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin ONeal.
Norman gets control of ONeal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Norman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norman wants to sweep but no luck.
ONeal throws a big elbow that misses.
Norman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ONeal wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ONeal manages to get himself to full guard.
ONeal working a defensive guard here.
ONeal wants to stand and escape but Norman is having none of it.
ONeal wants to improve his position but instead Norman has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Norman lands a nice short elbow.
ONeal is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman controlling the pace.
ONeal has hold of Norman's hands but Norman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Norman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
ONeal is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Norman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Norman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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