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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gaspar (ranked 982 p4p, 34 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 2290 p4p, 95 weight class). Diego Gaspar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Gaspar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaspar prevents a body shot from Norris.
Gaspar misses with a knee to the head.
Norris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Gaspar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Norris.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Gaspar, against the cage.
Gaspar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Gaspar misses the target.
Norris tries to clinch but Gaspar is having none of it.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Gaspar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris tries to work over Gaspar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gaspar backwards.
Gaspar is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Gaspar is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaspar backwards.
Gaspar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris being controlled against the cage.
Norris works on Gaspar's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaspar tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Gaspar missing with knees to the body.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Norris lands with a light punch inside.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaspar backwards.
Gaspar throws an elbow that misses.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspar.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaspar blocks a body shot from Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Gaspar is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris pushes Gaspar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris dodges an elbow strike from Gaspar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaspar.
Norris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaspar backwards.
Gaspar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norris tries a body shot but Gaspar blocks it.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
Gaspar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Norris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaspar looking to slow down the pace here.
Gaspar leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspar avoiding damage.
Gaspar is trying to break free.
Gaspar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Norris misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris 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.
Norris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris thumps Gaspar with a low kick.
Norris closes the distance but Gaspar moves to the side
letting Gaspar counter with a right hand.
Gaspar swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Gaspar scores with a punch to the head.
Norris works the jab nicely.
Gaspar missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaspar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Gaspar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norris misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaspar misses the target.
Gaspar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Gaspar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaspar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaspar.
Norris cracks a nice hook into Gaspar's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Norris cracks Gaspar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris throws a front kick that sends Gaspar stumbling back into the cage.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris looks to clinch
and Gaspar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaspar throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Gaspar.
Gaspar misses with a body shot.
A big left from Norris misses.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Gaspar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Gaspar is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Gaspar missing with knees to the body.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaspar's elbow.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Norris blocks the elbow strike.
Gaspar trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Norris.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Gaspar prevents a body shot from Norris.
Will Norris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspar.
Gaspar slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Gaspar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar avoiding damage.
Gaspar tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaspar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaspar prevents a body shot from Norris.
Gaspar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Gaspar avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gaspar's elbow.
Norris digs a right hand into Gaspar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaspar's gas tank.
Gaspar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspar controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaspar missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Gaspar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Norris lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaspar taking a breather.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaspar controls his hands.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Gaspar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gaspar blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris lands a right hand.
Gaspar tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Gaspar drops his hands momentarily and Norris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gaspar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaspar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Norris.
Norris throws a combination. Gaspar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Norris jabs Gaspar right on the nose. Gaspar blinks but takes it well.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Gaspar saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Norris coming out on top.
Gaspar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Norris cracks Gaspar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris defending well as Gaspar loads up on a big left hand.
Gaspar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Norris.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaspar takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gaspar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Norris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaspar momentarily.
Norris scores with a sloppy right hand. Gaspar should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Gaspar misses its intended target.
Norris misses the jab.
Gaspar missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gaspar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaspar takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris closes the distance and pushes Gaspar back into the cage.
Norris lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris tries a body shot but Gaspar blocks it.
Norris blocks an elbow strike.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspar.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diego Gaspar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaspar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gaspar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspar.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspar.
Gaspar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Gaspar avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gaspar blocks an uppercut.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Gaspar avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gaspar missing with knees to the body.
Norris keeps control of Gaspar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Norris lands a shot to the body.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaspar trying to land knees to the body.
Norris is leaning against Gaspar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaspar manages to break the clinch.
Gaspar misses with a hook.
Gaspar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gaspar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norris scores with a head kick.
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 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaspar's calf.
Norris lands with a right hand.
Gaspar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaspar looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gaspar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Norris connects with a right hand. Gaspar shakes it off.
Norris has managed to clinch.
Will Norris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norris.
Gaspar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norris avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Norris!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Norris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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