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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harley Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Practice Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Practice Built!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Harley Norton has been cut.
Built misses with a takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Built manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Built keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton scores with a hook.
Built lands a left and a right that send Norton crashing to the mat, dazed. Built thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Norton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton throws the left hand but Built avoids the punch easily.
Oh Norton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Built throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Norton seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the body from Norton misses
and Built counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Norton!
Norton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Norton is defending against the submission attempts here by Built.
Built is nestled in close to Norton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Built missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Norton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Built on the ground.
Built slips a nice elbow through Norton's hands, connecting with Norton's forehead.
Norton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Built.
Built is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Built.
Built thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Built there.
Norton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Built lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Norton taking some punishment here, with Built in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built drops an elbow to the side of Norton's head.
Built missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Built drops an elbow to the side of Norton's head.
Norton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Built.
Built is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Built has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Built works his way into side control.
Built is working Norton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Norton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Built connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built in side control lands a decent elbow.
Norton defending against the ground and pound.
Built working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Built has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Norton!
Norton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Built is landing with some decent strikes but Norton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Built.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built lands a couple of good shots and Norton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Norton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Built!
Built throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Practice Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Norton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Built is looking to clinch.
Norton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harley Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Built.
Built goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harley Norton's cut is getting worse.
Norton leaves Built with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norton blocks a head kick by Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Built is looking for the big counter here.
Practice Built is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Built throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a poor cross that misses
and Built counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Built takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Built shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norton pinned against the cage. Norton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Built avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Built counters with a series of strikes. Norton will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norton stuns Built with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Built throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norton.
Built is trying hard to land a takedown here. Norton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harley Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Practice Built.
No joy there for Built, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Norton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Built both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Norton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Built doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Norton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Built tries for a takedown. No joy.
Built is looking to break free of the clinch but Norton has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Built tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Built controls his hands.
Norton lands with a short shot to the head.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Built pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Built is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harley Norton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Built fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Norton - just one landing.
Built walks into a stiff left hand from Norton.
Norton leaves Built with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Built misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Practice Built will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Harley Norton's cut.
That's time! Norton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Built fails to land the takedown.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
Built appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Built slips a straight right by Norton.
Built is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Built has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Built tries for a takedown but Norton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton tries to clinch there but Built circles away.
It seemed like Built was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norton scores with the left hand. Built knows he should have avoided that one.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Built scores with a head kick.
Built lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Built fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harley Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Practice Built.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Nice cross by Norton.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Built pushes him off.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Built swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton tries to clinch but Built is having none of it.
Built is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Built lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harley Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton checks a low kick from Built.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built with a nice cross.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton avoids the body shot from Built.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harley Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton dips to his left and cracks Built with an uppercut!
Norton misses with a left hand
and Built counters with a left to the body.
Norton leaves Built with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Built lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Built fails with the takedown.
Norton drives through and clinches with Built against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Norton.
Practice Built is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Practice Built.
I've got Built winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Practice Built!
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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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