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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 2 p4p, 2 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 89 p4p, 15 weight class). Mason Norris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Norris.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Norris tries to bum rush Bolleke with a series of wild strikes but Bolleke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Norris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bolleke dips to his left and cracks Norris with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Norris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bolleke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolleke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Bolleke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bolleke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bolleke checks a leg kick.
Bolleke misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Bolleke.
Norris connects with a high kick.
Norris throws a leg kick but Bolleke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bolleke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bolleke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bolleke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bolleke duly obliges.
Bolleke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bolleke cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Bolleke misses its intended target.
Bolleke lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolleke looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bolleke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Norris misses.
Bolleke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Norris misses with a hook
and Bolleke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolleke's corner calls for a 1-2. Bolleke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bolleke gets a double leg takedown into Norris's guard.
Norris is looking to stand up but Bolleke isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolleke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolleke sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bolleke throws a looping overhand right but Norris ducks down to avoid it.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris misses with a low kick as Bolleke jumps back.
Bolleke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris lands with a cross.
A big left from Norris misses.
Bolleke misses with a straight right.
Bolleke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bolleke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolleke scores with a jab to the head.
Bolleke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Bolleke catches Norris right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Norris.
Bolleke feints and as Norris raises his hands in defense, Bolleke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bolleke throws an elbow that misses. Norris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bolleke's guard. Nice move by Norris!
Bolleke working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
Bolleke is trying to keep Norris in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Bolleke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolleke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolleke.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolleke to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolleke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris has time to react.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Norris with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Bolleke misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Bolleke avoids a kick to the body.
Norris misses with a hook. Bolleke ducked under it nicely.
Norris looks for the body kick but Bolleke saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
Bolleke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Bolleke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Bolleke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norris avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bolleke. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Bolleke and move into the clinch position.
Bolleke punishes Norris's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Bolleke.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Norris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Norris was covering up waiting for the punch and Bolleke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolleke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to stand and escape but Bolleke is having none of it.
Bolleke trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bolleke is controlling him.
Bolleke tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Bolleke throws a strike but Norris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bolleke working for a triangle but Norris defends it easily.
Bolleke has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke has a closed guard, preventing Norris from standing up.
Bolleke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norris is aware though and is defending well.
Bolleke controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Bolleke has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bolleke trying to control the position.
Bolleke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norris is one step ahead there.
Bolleke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bolleke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bolleke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Norris won't allow Bolleke to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norris throws out a leg kick but Bolleke moves out of range and Norris only half commits.
Bolleke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolleke moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolleke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bolleke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bolleke tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolleke is trying to break free.
Bolleke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolleke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Bolleke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. Bolleke pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bolleke takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Bolleke scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolleke checks it well.
A jab from Bolleke does it's job there.
Norris throws a body kick that misses.
Bolleke tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bolleke shoots in but no luck this time.
Bolleke blocks a head kick by Norris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Norris throws a low kick but Bolleke moves out of range easily.
Bolleke blocks the body kick.
Norris ducks right into an uppercut from Bolleke.
Bolleke blocks a head kick by Norris.
Bolleke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Bolleke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norris. That one must have hurt.
Bolleke connects with a right hand. Norris shakes it off.
Norris lands a jab to Bolleke's midsection.
That's two 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!
Bolleke misses the shot to the body.
Bolleke stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bolleke.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris swings for the body but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke is looking to counter punch.
Bolleke slips under a jab from Norris.
Bolleke moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
Bolleke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
Bolleke cracks Norris with a good jab.
Bolleke avoids the body shot from Norris.
Bolleke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bolleke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bolleke scores with a nice right hand.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bolleke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bolleke is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolleke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke tries to bum rush Norris with a series of wild strikes but Norris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolleke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolleke tests Norris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Norris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Bolleke can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolleke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolleke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a head kick but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris's head backwards.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Bolleke moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Bolleke.
Bolleke with a hook.
Norris jabs at Bolleke's body.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Norris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolleke looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris scores with a jab.
Norris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bolleke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolleke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Bolleke's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Thomas Bolleke did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Norris staying out of range there.
Bolleke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolleke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norris scrambles back to his feet.
Bolleke dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Bolleke's head and hops out.
Norris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Norris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolleke.
Norris throws a counter combo.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke dives in for a single leg takedown but Norris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
A shot to the body from Bolleke misses
and Norris counters with a series of strikes. Bolleke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bolleke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bolleke 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris throws a chopping leg kick but Bolleke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Bolleke slips the punch.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Bolleke checks it.
Norris throws a hook but Bolleke blocks it.
Bolleke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norris tries to clinch but Bolleke moves out of range.
Bolleke throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolleke shoots in looking for a takedown but Norris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bolleke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norris thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Bolleke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolleke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke avoids the head kick by Norris.
It looked like Bolleke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thomas Bolleke is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bolleke.
Norris throws a leg kick
so Bolleke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to stand up but Bolleke isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolleke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolleke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bolleke throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bolleke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolleke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke trying to control from half guard but Norris is working away.
Bolleke trying to mount his opponent but Norris defends it.
Bolleke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Norris sees it coming and defends easily.
Bolleke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four 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.
Bolleke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Norris is trying to stand up here but Bolleke is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Bolleke seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolleke finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Bolleke misses.
Bolleke lands with a right hand.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Bolleke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Norris pushes Bolleke off and gets back to his feet.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bolleke's sensitive parts.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolleke moves away.
Bolleke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bolleke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mason Norris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bolleke just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bolleke shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolleke scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bolleke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Bolleke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bolleke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thomas Bolleke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolleke trying to control the position but Norris is working away.
Bolleke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bolleke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bolleke wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Bolleke is trying to ground and pound but Norris uses the momentary lack of control by Bolleke to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolleke is looking to advance position but Norris won't allow it.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but Norris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bolleke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris wants to stand but Bolleke is controlling the position.
Bolleke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mason Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bolleke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Bolleke distracts Norris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Norris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolleke controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bolleke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good work by Bolleke as he checks the leg kick.
Bolleke ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris tries to land a front kick but Bolleke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolleke throws a big shot that misses.
Norris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bolleke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bolleke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bolleke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke retains his middleweight title!
Thomas Bolleke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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