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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Malone (ranked 3405 p4p, 400 weight class) and Petter Norlin (ranked 3241 p4p, 384 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Boys - Inner Circle. Petter Norlin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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181 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Dog Malone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petter Norlin! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Norlin moves into range and clinches up with Malone. Knees in the clinch landing for Norlin.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Malone lands a nice uppercut. Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Malone misses with the head strike.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Norlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body. Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Norlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Malone is breathing heavily. Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Malone misses with a body punch.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch. Malone is trying to break free. Norlin tries a knee to the head but Malone blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Norlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Norlin landing knees to the head.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Malone avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin scores with a nice hook to the head. Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
Norlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Malone stalling against the cage.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Malone avoids the damage to the body. Malone lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Norlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Malone won't want to take too many of those. Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Malone misses with a hook from the clinch. Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Malone can't find room to land a body shot as Norlin controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norlin obliges. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Norlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A short right from Malone on the inside. Malone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malone walks into a straight right hand from Norlin. Malone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malone, right into the meat.
Norlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone. A chopping leg kick lands by Malone. Norlin swinging wildly here.
Malone feinted there with a counter leg kick. An inside leg kick from Malone misses. Norlin works over Malone's head and body with a nice combination. Norlin clinches with his opponent.
Malone lands with a right to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone. Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malone, pushing him back against the cage. Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Malone throws a head punch that misses. Malone can't find room to land a body shot as Norlin controls the action.
Norlin landing knees to the body.
Norlin landing knees to the body.
Malone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Norlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Norlin dominated that 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.
Norlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Malone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Malone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Malone scoring well with a low kick there.
Malone motions for Norlin to come forward. Malone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Norlin tries to counter by closing the distance. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Malone throws out a loose jab but Norlin uses good head movement to avoid it. Norlin swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Malone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Malone misses with a body kick. Norlin throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease. Norlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Malone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice jab there from Malone. Norlin missing with a left hand there. Malone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A bone on bone clash there as Norlin blocks the leg kick.
Malone sets himself, and Norlin steps forward looking for the clinch! Malone avoids it this time. Norlin is looking to clinch. Norlin fails in his attempt to clinch. Malone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Malone scores with a leg kick.
Norlin throws a shot to the body.
Norlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Malone dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Norlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Malone throws a leg kick which misses Norlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Norlin tries to avoid it. Mad Dog Malone is winning the standup battle so far. Norlin walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malone looks to land a body kick but Norlin moved away. Malone throws a leg kick which misses Norlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Norlin tries to avoid it. Malone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norlin checks the leg kick. Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
It looked like Malone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Malone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Norlin wants to counter with a clinch but Malone pushes him away. This has been an exciting period of action! Norlin moves away from the strike by Malone. Malone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Mad Dog Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A kick lands to the mid section there for Malone. Norlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malone paws at him with a jab and circles away. Malone misses the jab. Norlin avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Malone throws a front kick aimed at Norlin's knee but Norlin avoids it well. Malone throws a leg kick but Norlin sees it coming and checks it nicely. Malone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Malone defending well as Norlin loads up on a big left hand. Malone throws a jab when Norlin was well out of range. Norlin tries to counter with a clinch but Malone shakes him off and moves away. Malone throws a quick inside leg kick. Norlin misses with a wild body shot. Malone lands a right hook to the body.
Malone tries to keep at a distance but Norlin has taken the fight into the clinch. Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Petter Norlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Malone blocks a body shot from Norlin. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Norlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Malone. Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Malone is blocking nicely.
Norlin is breathing heavily. Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Malone lands with a left to the head. Norlin with a knee to the head.
Malone lands with a short shot to the head. Malone scores with a shoulder strike. Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Norlin.
Malone is looking to break free of the clinch but Norlin has double underhooks. Malone throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog Malone dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Norlin clinches up against the cage. Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Malone blocks with his arms.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Malone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A short right from Malone. A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone. Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norlin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Norlin connects with a knee to the head.
Norlin scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Malone avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
Norlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A kick lands to the mid section there for Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Norlin. Malone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Norlin moves in looking to clinch but Malone pushes him off. Norlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Norlin is looking to clinch but Malone is avoiding it.
Malone moves into range and connects with a jab. Norlin misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Norlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malone swats him away and circles back towards the center. Norlin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Malone throws a right hand that misses
and Norlin counters by moving into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Malone struggles to land a body shot inside as Norlin controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms. Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Malone scores with a shoulder strike. Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it. Malone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Norlin can't find room to land a body shot as Malone controls the action.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Malone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norlin backwards. Norlin prevents Malone from breaking the clinch. Norlin working some nice short punches in the clinch. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Malone manages to break the clinch.
Norlin checks a leg kick. Norlin tries to counter by closing the distance. Norlin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malone rather than just go for the knockout. Norlin ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good work by Norlin as he checks the leg kick. Malone is looking to score with low kicks. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malone 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 Norlin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norlin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Malone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Norlin moves into the clinch. Malone lands a shoulder strike. Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mad Dog Malone has been cut. Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malone's efforts to push away. Malone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards. Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Malone. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Malone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norlins head. Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now. Malone tries a body shot but Norlin blocks it.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Malone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malone lands a body shot. Malone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Malone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malone. Malone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Malone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Mad Dog Malone showed his dominance in that final round. I think Malone 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Dog Malone! After winning the bout, Mad Dog Malone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
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