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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Norris (ranked 3028 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bellum (ranked 2901 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellum has chosen Daddy Yankee - Limbo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chris Bellum is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
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196 lbs
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bellum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellum slips a straight right by Norris.
Bellum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body punch from Bellum.
Bellum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Norris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bellum takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Mason Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris forces Bellum back against the cage and clinches.
Bellum has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris looks to throw the jab but Bellum is out of range.
Bellum slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Bellum throws a right hand that misses
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris misses with a double jab
and Bellum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Norris's knee momentarily.
Norris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bellum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Bellum moved out of range.
Bellum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Bellum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Norris swings for the body but Bellum moves out of range.
That kick from Bellum tenderised Norris's leg. Norris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bellum is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Norris rather than just go for the knockout.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bellum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bellum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bellum counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris lands a slapping body shot.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellum counters with a right hand to the body.
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 wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Bellum breaks from the clinch.
Bellum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris's calf.
Bellum thuds his right hand into Norris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norris throws an elbow that misses.
Bellum throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Bellum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Bellum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bellum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris backing away here, and Bellum unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Bellum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellum lands a slapping body shot.
Norris tries to clinch but Bellum moves away
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellum throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellum.
Bellum connects with a body shot that sends Norris's belly button to the back.
Norris misses with a hook
and Bellum counters with a stiff right hand.
Bellum gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Bellum scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Bellum misses with a body punch.
Bellum blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellum wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.
Bellum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Bellum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bellum misses with a wild body shot.
Bellum lunges at Norris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris's hand.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Norris looks to throw the jab but Bellum is out of range.
Bellum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Norris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Norris misses with an uppercut
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris forces Bellum back against the cage and clinches.
Bellum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Bellum will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a straight right.
Norris tries to clinch
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Norris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bellum.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Bellum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Bellum moves away and avoids it.
Bellum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellum.
That kick from Bellum tenderised Norris's leg. Norris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris closes the distance but Bellum moves to the side
and Bellum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellum slips a straight right by Norris.
Norris misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum lands with a cross.
Bellum dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
Norris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norris misses with a combination
and Bellum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellum throws a head kick that misses.
Bellum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris looks to land a combination but Bellum avoids it well.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Bellum just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
As Norris backs off Bellum throws a huge counter combo but Norris manages to avoid it all.
Chris Bellum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Bellum slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris misses with a combination
and Bellum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bellum lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
Bellum jabs Norris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norris throws the left hand but Bellum avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Bellum lands.
Norris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bellum scores with a leg kick.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bellum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellum, right into the meat.
Norris forces Bellum back against the cage and clinches.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellums head.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bellum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris misses with an uppercut
and Bellum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Bellum moved out of range nicely.
Bellum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. Norris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellum circles away.
Norris throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bellum to counter with a crisp jab.
Bellum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Norris looks to clinch
and Bellum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Bellum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellum stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellum blocks a head kick by Norris.
Bellum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bellum throws a head kick that half lands.
Norris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bellum throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bellum.
Norris misses with a hook.
Bellum lands with a good body shot.
Bellum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bellum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellum throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris misses the target.
Norris lands with a straight right. Bellum didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellum scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bellum.
Bellum scores with a head kick. Norris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bellum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bellum lands an overhand right.
Bellum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norris momentarily.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
and Bellum counters with a nice body shot.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bellum counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Bellum ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Bellum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bellum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bellum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Bellum tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum blocking some punches.
Bellum has Norris pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Bellum tries to tie him up.
Bellum pushes Norris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bellum breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellum, right into the meat.
Norris has Bellum up against the cage in a clinch.
Norris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bellum lands with a light punch inside.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Bellum ducks down to avoid it.
Norris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bellum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris tries to clinch but Bellum moves out of range.
Bellum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellum lands a nice hook to Norris's body. Norris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Bellum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellum lands with a right hand.
Bellum takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mason Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris tries to clinch up
and Bellum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bellum to counter with a crisp jab.
Bellum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Norris takes a swing at Bellum's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bellum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. Norris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bellum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Bellum breaks the clinch.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Bellum moves away and avoids it.
Norris throws a head kick but Bellum moves out of range.
Bellum is trying to counter with his kicks.
Norris throws an off balance right hand
and Bellum counters with a leg kick.
Norris misses with a right hand
and Bellum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellum scores with a head kick.
Norris throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellum counters with a crisp one two that drops Norris! Bellum thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Norris to his feet! Norris is in big trouble!
Norris is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris tries to clinch
and Bellum counters with a solid body kick.
Oh Norris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris throws a right hand that misses
and Bellum counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Bellum coming out on top.
BOOM! Bellum lands a beautiful left hook that drops Norris. Norris tries to recover but Bellum is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Norris lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Bellum!
An out of breath Chris Bellum thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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