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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snak The Ripper - Vandalize Shit ft. Onyx. 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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Norris!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chandler throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped Chandler's head back.
Norris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chandler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
A cross from Chandler lands.
We've been informed that Norris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris takes one on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Norris off balance momentarily.
Norris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chandler circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Chandler counters with a body kick that stops Norris in his tracks momentarily.
Norris moves out of range of the leg kick from Chandler.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Chandler with a jab.
Chandler gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris is looking to control Chandler's arms but Chandler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chandler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Chandler tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chandler.
Norris blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Norris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler working aggressively here.
I was talking to Chandler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Norris.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Chandler.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chandler presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Chandler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Norris gets through Chandler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chandler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris blocking some punches.
Chandler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chandler.
Norris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Chandler - that landed with a thud.
Chandler cracks Norris with a nice body shot.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Chandler.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chandler.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Chandler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Chandler avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris.
A right hand to the body from Chandler.
Chandler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Chandler lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Chandler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Norris blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chandler.
Chandler feints and then cracks Norris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris down.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Chandler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chandler.
Good work by Chandler as he checks the leg kick.
Chandler dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Chandler moves into the clinch successfully.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler lands with a left to the head.
Norris misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris wants to land a leg kick but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chandler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chandler checks a leg kick.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Norris misses.
Chandler scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
Chandler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Norris.
Chandler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chandler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Chandler settles back down.
Norris lands with an uppercut that bounces Chandler off the cage and back into range.
Chandler is rocked!
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Oh Chandler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chandler is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Chandler missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chandler clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris lands with a short shot to the head.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris is leaning against Chandler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chandler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris just leaning against Chandler, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Marcus Chandler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norris throws an elbow but misses.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chandler seems to have got his legs back now.
Chandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Chandler scores with a hook to the body.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler lands an uppercut.
Norris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chandler working aggressively here.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chandler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Norris managing to block the knees to the body from Chandler.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris blocking some punches.
Chandler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Chandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris is rocked!
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Chandler finish him?
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Chandler controls the action.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chandler.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown but Chandler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Norris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marcus Chandler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sub Norris.
Chandler slips a straight right by Norris.
Chandler throwing a counter right hand but Norris manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chandler.
Nice body kick there by Norris.
Norris is looking to chop away at Chandler's legs.
Chandler has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Chandler lands an uppercut.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler is looking to control Norris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chandler avoid being mounted?
Chandler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Norris throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler controlling the position.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Norris won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
Norris trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
Norris throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norris won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
Norris trying to control but Chandler is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norris lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Chandler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris lands a big head kick that sends Chandler tumbling to the mat! Norris takes a step backwards and waves Chandler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.
Norris looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chandler.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chandler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chandler lands with a straight right. Norris didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Norris misses.
Norris takes one on the button.
Chandler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chandler scores with a head kick. Norris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sub Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Chandler checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chandler walks into a jab.
Marcus Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris 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 Chandler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chandler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chandler slips a straight right by Norris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chandler.
Chandler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris's calf.
Chandler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chandler rushes Norris and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Chandler controls his hands.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Norris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Chandler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Norris off balance momentarily.
Chandler moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris throws a wild body kick that Chandler sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norris to score with a decent uppercut.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler lands a jab to Norris's midsection.
Norris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chandler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chandler throws out a powerful jab.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Chandler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chandler lands a lovely overhand right.
Chandler cracks Norris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chandler throws a leg kick but Norris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
Norris misses with a low kick as Chandler jumps back.
Chandler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chandler.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
Norris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Chandler blocks the body kick.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chandler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris dives in and grabs Chandler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chandler pushes down on Norris's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Chandler scores with a jab.
Norris connects with a jab.
Norris misses with a hook
and Chandler counters with a stiff right hand.
Chandler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chandler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chandler is looking to slow Norris down with leg kicks.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Chandler is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chandler clobbers Norris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chandler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Chandler moves away and avoids it.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Chandler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chandler tried to counter with a leg kick but Norris avoided it.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chandler.
Norris misses with a hook.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norris.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Norris tries to move into range but Chandler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chandler!
Chandler cracks the inside of Norris's front leg.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chandler feints and then cracks Norris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norris down.
Sub Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chandler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chandler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!
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