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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Arderos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Arderos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Norris!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arderos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Arderos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Norris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norris wants to sweep here but Arderos controlling him for the moment.
Arderos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos throwing strikes but missing.
Norris looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Arderos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arderos preventing the sweep.
Arderos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Arderos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tycoon Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Arderos shoots in and bounces Norris off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arderos postures up.
Arderos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arderos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arderos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Arderos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arderos lands a couple of elbows.
Arderos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arderos.
Arderos postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.
Arderos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arderos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arderos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arderos won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
Norris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arderos defends it easily.
Norris looks winded!
Arderos content to stall in guard here.
Arderos tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arderos.
Arderos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arderos, into his guard.
Arderos is looking for a triangle but Norris pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arderos keeping full guard, as Norris tries to pass.
Arderos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Norris has hold of one of Arderos's legs. Arderos is fighting the takedown attempt but Norris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Arderos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arderos jumps guard.
Arderos working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Arderos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arderos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Norris enables Arderos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Norris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Arderos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Norris being controlled here, momentarily.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos gets to his feet. Norris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Norris scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris throws a head kick but Arderos moves out of range.
Arderos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Arderos feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Arderos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arderos stands up from Norris's guard - Arderos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arderos shoots in and gets a takedown into Norris's guard.
Arderos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arderos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arderos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arderos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arderos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Arderos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Norris is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Norris has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arderos wants to sweep but no luck.
Arderos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arderos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arderos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norris is aware though and is defending well.
Arderos controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arderos pulls Norris in close to prevent any damage.
Arderos is looking for a triangle here but Norris uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Arderos tries to bench press Norris off him but Norris keeps the position.
Norris wants to stand but Arderos is controlling his arm.
Arderos tries to bench press Norris off him but Norris keeps the position.
That's four 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.
Norris throws a strike aimed at the side of Arderos's head but Arderos avoids it well.
Arderos is trying to control Norris's posture but Norris avoids it.
Arderos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norris's best efforts.
Arderos is controlling Norris's trapped leg to prevent Norris from advancing to side control.
Arderos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arderos looking for a sweep. Not yet Arderos, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris wants to pass the guard but Arderos is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arderos feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Arderos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Arderos dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Arderos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norris is trying to defend but Arderos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Arderos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norris wants to get back to full guard.
Arderos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arderos lands a nice short elbow.
Arderos working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Arderos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ricky Arderos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arderos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arderos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arderos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arderos sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arderos trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Arderos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arderos trying to pass the guard but Norris defending well.
Arderos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arderos is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arderos is working for a kimura but Norris is defending it quite comfortably.
Arderos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Norris is defending against the submission attempts here by Arderos.
Norris is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arderos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Arderos misses the shot to the body.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arderos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arderos is staying tight to Norris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Arderos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arderos is trying to get an arm triangle but Norris is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to get back to half guard.
Arderos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arderos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Norris to his feet.
Bruce Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Arderos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arderos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Arderos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arderos, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Arderos!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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