Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TGC 68: Triple Threat 2
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio checks a low kick from Norden.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norden.
Partio misses with a left hand
and Norden counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norden.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Norden.
Norden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Partio lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Norden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norden throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Partio lands a jab.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Norden wants to clinch.#T1#
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch but Partio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio checks a low kick from Norden.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Norden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden wants to counter with a clinch but Partio pushes him away.
Norden misses with a leg kick.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Norden fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Norden checks the leg kick.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Norden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Partio lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Norden fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio misses the jab.
Norden flicks out a counter leg kick but Partio steps away.
Norden throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Norden moves in looking to clinch but Partio pushes him off.
Norden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Norden 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.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Partio shakes him off and moves away.
Partio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norden counters with an outside leg kick.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Norden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Norden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Partio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Partio lands a hook that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Norden takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Partio.
Still in the clinch, Partio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norden lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norden throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Norden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norden blocks a body shot from Partio.
Partio working aggressively here.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Partio controls his hands. #T4#
Partio blocks a body shot from Norden.
Partio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden blocking some punches.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden tries to stall but Partio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Norden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Partio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Partio.
Norden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Partio tries a body shot but Norden blocks it.
Partio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with the head strike.
Partio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Norden.
Partio has had enough of the clinch but Norden keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Partio fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Partio misses with a head kick.
Norden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Norden slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Norden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Polliisi Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norden.
Norden tries to score with a low kick but Partio moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden cracks a nice hook into Partio's ribs.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norden.
Norden slips under a jab.
Norden lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Norden throws a body kick that misses.
Partio is looking to counter punch.
Partio throws a right hand that misses
and Norden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Partio counters with a stiff right hand.
Norden thumps Partio with a low kick.#CL2#
Partio gets tackled into the cage by Norden. Norden maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Partio.
Partio blocks a body shot from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Norden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Partio avoids it.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Norden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Partio. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio. #BC#
Partio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Norden dodges the punch combination from Partio.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norden manages to avoid it.
Norden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio scores with a nice head shot.
Partio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Norden drives through and clinches with Partio against the cage.
Norden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Partio misses with some punches.
Partio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio lands an uppercut.#T3#
Norden tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Norden lands with a light punch inside.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Partio.
A body shot lands from Partio.
Norden goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Partio breaks the clinch.
Norden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Partio takes a swing at Norden's ribcage but misses.
Norden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Norden slips under a jab.
Norden throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio throws a hook but Norden blocks it.
Norden takes one to the chin there.
Norden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio. #T4#
Norden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norden 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 Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norden checks a leg kick nicely.
Partio is looking to chop away at Norden's legs.
Norden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Partio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norden just manages to avoid it.
Partio lands an overhand right.
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norden.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Norden.
Norden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Partio throws a leg kick but Norden sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norden.
Norden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Partio counters with a stiff right hand.
Partio tests Norden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Partio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio is looking to score with low kicks.
Norden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Polliisi Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Partio scores with a hook.#ROC#
Norden is rocked!
Partio cracks Norden with a hook to the temple - Norden is on wobbly legs here! Partio swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Norden falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Partio wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Polliisi Partio!
Polliisi Partio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TGC Crucible 26
Date: Jul 18, 2018

#R1#
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norden wants to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo pushes him away.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Norden's shoulder, as Norden tries to avoid the shot.
Norden misses with a low kick.
Norden wants to land a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range.
Norden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chen Lo on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Chen Lo misses
enabling Norden to counter with a crisp jab.
Norden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Norden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo avoids the head kick by Norden.
Norden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo shakes him off and moves away.
Norden punishes Chen Lo's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Chen Lo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norden. Norden obviously looking to wear him down.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Norden moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Norden has closed the distance and engaged Chen Lo in a clinch.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Chen Lo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Chen Lo leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Norden - just one landing.
Chen Lo misses with a hook
and Norden counters with a leg kick.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Norden's head back.
Norden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norden slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Norden tries to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Chen Lo throws a lazy head kick
and Norden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Norden ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a low kick, looking for Norden's leg but Norden calmly moves out of range.
Norden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chen Lo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the body kick from Norden.
Chen Lo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norden circles away quickly and effectively.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Norden's body.
Chen Lo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chen Lo tries a low kick but Norden avoids it.
Norden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chen Lo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norden.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen Lo slips a jab and a cross from Norden.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut. Norden saw that one coming.
Chen Lo sets himself, and Norden steps forward looking for the clinch! Chen Lo avoids it this time.#T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norden 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 Chen Lo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chen Lo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice cross by Chen Lo.
Norden misses with a low kick as Chen Lo jumps back.
Chen Lo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Norden walks into a stiff left hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Norden moves out of range.
Norden is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Norden moves out of range.
Norden misses with a leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norden lands a leg kick that knocks Chen Lo off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.
Chen Lo scores with a body shot.
Norden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Norden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Norden avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chen Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norden doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo sets himself, and Norden steps forward looking for the clinch! Chen Lo avoids it this time.#CL2#
Norden instigates a clinch.
Norden stalling in the clinch but Chen Lo improves position.
Norden has Chen Lo pressed against the cage, preventing Chen Lo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen Lo missing with a left hand there. Norden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Norden is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but Norden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chen Lo lands a head shot.
Norden blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timiko Chen Lo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Norden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norden at a distance. #CL2#
Chen Lo gets tackled into the cage by Norden. Norden maintains the clinch. #BC#
Chen Lo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the side of Norden's head but Norden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norden smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo lands with a big left! Norden is wobbled badly! Chen Lo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Norden to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timiko Chen Lo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Timiko Chen Lo thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: TGC 64: Hepple vs Melodies
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Norden feints and then cracks Papadopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papadopoulos down.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Norden missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norden throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Papadopoulos!
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos lands a glancing blow to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norden is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Norden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Papadopoulos blocks the low kick.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot that snaps Norden's head back.
Papadopoulos misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Norden moves his leg out of the way.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch there but Norden circles away. #T1#
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Norden is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Norden does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Papadopoulos misses its intended target.
Norden tries to counter by closing the distance.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Norden's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Norden blocks it.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Norden off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopoulos lands a nice hook to Norden's body. Norden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Norden clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norden or not.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos letting Norden take a breather here.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Norden trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Norden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos gets through Norden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden. #T3#
Norden lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papadopoulos is keeping busy.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Norden is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
Norden is trying to stall.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
A body shot lands from Norden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Norden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Norden's shoulder, as Norden tries to avoid the shot.
Norden tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Norden counters by moving into the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos is working Norden over against the cage.#T1#
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Norden works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norden lands a left hand.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Norden is leaning against Papadopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Norden prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Norden tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Norden misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norden.
Norden lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norden throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norden prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norden.#T3#
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
Norden is looking to control Papadopoulos's arms but Papadopoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norden has his back to the cage.
Norden lands a shoulder strike.
Avraam Papadopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norden has Papadopoulos pressed against the cage.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Norden controls his hands.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Norden blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Norden tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Norden.
A knee to the head by Norden.
Norden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Norden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norden tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range. #CL2#
Norden has managed to clinch.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Norden.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Norden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Norden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos. #T1#
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norden misses with a knee strike.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norden can do to turn this around?
Papadopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos gets through Norden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Norden stalling in the clinch but Papadopoulos improves position.
Papadopoulos is working Norden over against the cage.#T2#
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Norden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nordens head.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
A short right from Papadopoulos.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
A short right from Papadopoulos on the inside. #ROC#
Norden is rocked!
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norden trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a big uppercut that drops Norden! More strikes from Papadopoulos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Norden lies dazed against the cage as Papadopoulos celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TGC 61: Boaz vs Nagasaki
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Tatum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tatum is looking to clinch but Norden is avoiding it.
Norden is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Njord Norden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum swings for the body but Norden moves out of range.
Norden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tatum.
Norden avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Norden has Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden digs a right hand underneath Tatum's ribcage. Tatum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Norden. #CUT2#
It looks like Terry Tatum has been cut.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Norden lands with a light punch inside.
Norden's coach down at Neon's Night Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Norden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Norden.
Norden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Norden.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum slips a jab and a cross from Norden.
Tatum dodges the punch combination from Norden.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norden steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tatum.
Tatum doesn't manage to clinch there - Norden circles away. #CL2#
Norden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tatum, pushing him back against the cage.
Tatum looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatum is trying to break free.#T2#
Norden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norden blocking some punches.
Norden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Norden - that landed with a thud.
Norden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norden lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden stalling in the clinch.
Norden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Norden lands a body shot. #T3#
A bit of stalling here from Norden.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Norden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
Norden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Norden takes the fight into the clinch.
Norden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden scores with a shoulder strike.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norden is working Tatum over against the cage.
Norden lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norden looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Norden misses with a knee strike.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Norden lands a shot to the body.
Norden lands with a right to the head.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norden lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norden.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Norden avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Norden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Tatum's cut.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tatum tries to score with a low kick but Norden moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Norden.
Norden throws a shot from downtown. Tatum moves away and avoids it.
Tatum throwing a counter right hand but Norden manages to avoid it.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norden has time to react.#CL2#
Tatum tries to keep at a distance but Norden has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tatum throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norden.
Norden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Norden.
Norden lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norden obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Tatum is trying to push Norden away but Norden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norden looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Norden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norden scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Norden lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Norden.
Norden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norden lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norden.
Tatum wants to break free but Norden has control. #T2#
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Norden - that landed with a thud.
Norden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norden lands a shot to the body.
Norden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Tatum is rocked!
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Oh Tatum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norden lands a knee to the head.
Come on Norden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Norden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Terry Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Norden controls the action.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum blocks a body shot from Norden.
Tatum seems to have got his legs back now.
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.
Tatum looking to throw knees to the head but Norden is blocking nicely.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Norden digs a right hand into Tatum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tatum's gas tank.
Norden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norden pushes Tatum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norden throws a big uppercut that drops Tatum! More strikes from Norden and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tatum lies dazed against the cage as Norden celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Njord Norden!
A relieved looking Njord Norden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TGC 56: Mikhasevich vs Gagnon
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kane, as that shot connected.
Kane throws a low kick, looking for Norden's leg but Norden calmly moves out of range.
Kane moves out of range of the leg kick from Norden.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Norden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Norden.
Norden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norden. Norden obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Norden misses.
Norden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
Kane looks to land a right hand but Norden moved out of range.
Norden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane lands with an overhand left.
Nice takedown defense from Norden. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
Kane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norden pinned against the cage. Norden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Kane tries to get set, Norden tries to push him back and clinch up but Kane manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
Kane misses with a right hand #CL#
and Norden counters by clinching up.
A short right from Norden.
Kane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Njord Norden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Kane.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Norden tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Norden.
Kane has Norden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T2#
Kane is working for takedown but Norden is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Kane gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
Kane wants to control but Norden is keeping him busy.
Kane throwing shots but Norden is blocking nicely.
Norden is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Norden tries to kick Kane off but Kane keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Norden has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T3#
Kane is keen to just control but Norden is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane prevents Norden from standing back up.
Norden is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard. #T4#
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.
Kane trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norden has hold of Kane's hands but Kane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Norden is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Norden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Norden moves out of range of the strikes.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Norden but Norden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Norden tries to clinch up.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Norden.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Norden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#
It looks like Boris Kane has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Norden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kane.
Norden throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Norden moved out of range nicely.
Norden throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norden's hands.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norden.
Kane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norden to score with a decent uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Norden blocks the leg kick.
Norden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Njord Norden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane cracks Norden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norden staying out of range there.
Kane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Norden doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away. #T2##TD2#
Norden gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norden keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Norden wants to stand and escape but Kane is having none of it.
Kane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kane forces his way into half guard.
Norden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norden's head.
Norden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kane on the ground.#T3#
Kane passes to side control.
Kane trying to control the position but Norden is working away.
My spies in Big dawg inform me that Kane has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Norden is trying to buck Kane off.#SUB2#
Kane thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Kane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norden has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Kane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Norden, who protects the arm well. #T4##SUB2#
Kane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kane tries to advance to mount but can't.
Norden is trying to buck Kane off.
Kane throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB2#
Kane has hold of Norden's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Norden tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kane cranks the arm and Norden screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Norden, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Boris Kane!
A very excited looking Boris Kane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: TGC Crucible 11
Date: Apr 04, 2018

#R1#
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Norden moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Norden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Norden scores with a kick to the body.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Norden moves out of range. #CL2#
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Norden. Norden maintains the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Norden has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norden tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Norden back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden lands with a left to the head.
Norden scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Norden has him pressed against the cage.
Norden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Norden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Norden has double underhooks.
A short right from Norden. #ROC2#
Alvarez is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Norden has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Norden to keep the fight standing.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Norden misses with some punches.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Norden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Norden won't allow it.
Norden jerks Alvarez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Alvarez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Norden goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Norden because Alvarez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Njord Norden!
After winning the bout, Njord Norden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TGC 45: Bush v Fidnhasieunch 2
Date: Mar 03, 2018

#R1#
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Norden clinches.
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Norden holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Norden looking to stall.
Norden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norden.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes. #T1#
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Norden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norden moves away.
Norden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norden was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Norden is out of range.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Norden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Norden forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
Norden slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Norden. #CUT2#
It looks like Colby Barnes has been cut.#T2#
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!
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Barnes tries a body shot but Norden blocks it.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Norden effectively controlling the action here.
Norden pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Norden is leaning against Barnes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes. #T3#
Norden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norden's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norden.
Norden is struggling to control the position.
Norden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head. #BC2#
Norden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norden moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Norden lands a jab to the head.
Norden throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norden looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norden misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Norden's ribs.
Norden scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Norden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norden tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnes is wise to it.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norden to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
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!
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Norden closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.
Norden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Norden.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Norden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Norden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
Norden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barnes is trying to drag Norden to the mat but Norden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Norden clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Norden lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norden.
Barnes pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Norden stalling against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Njord Norden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norden just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
Norden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norden misses with some punches. #T1#
Norden blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Norden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Norden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Norden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Norden breaks from the clinch.
Norden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Norden throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Norden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norden ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.#T2#
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Norden does no damage.
Norden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Norden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barnes doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Norden keeps it at a distance.
Norden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norden moves out of range of the strikes.
Norden feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down. #CL2#
Norden instigates a clinch.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norden blocking some punches.
Norden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
A short uppercut from Norden.
A shot in the inside from Norden.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norden blocking some punches.
Norden misses with some punches.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Norden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Barnes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Norden wants to stall.
Norden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Norden has Barnes pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Norden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norden throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norden moves away.
A little jabbing left from Norden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Njord Norden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand. #CL2#
Norden closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.#TD#
Barnes lands a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Norden has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barnes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Norden moves out of range of the strikes.
Norden avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norden.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Norden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norden jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norden.
Norden lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Norden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Norden counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norden moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes is looking to counter the offense by Norden and move into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Norden clinches.
Norden tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Norden back against the cage.
Norden tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
A short right from Norden.
Norden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norden misses with a punch on the inside.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norden.
Norden throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Norden.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T3#
Norden trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Norden working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Barnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norden backwards.
Norden looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden blocking some punches. #BC2#
Norden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Norden.#T4#
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norden.
Barnes misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Norden has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Norden digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Norden.
Njord Norden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Norden misses with some punches.
Norden misses with some punches.
Colby Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Barnes tries a body shot but Norden blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Njord Norden.
Well Norden 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njord Norden!
Njord Norden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TGC 41: San Diego vs Stralman
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1#
Barnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norden misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Barnes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norden.
Norden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norden misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Norden closes the distance and clinches.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Norden.
Norden effectively controlling the action here.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Norden misses with some punches.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Barnes lands a body punch. #T1#
Barnes avoiding damage as Norden throws knees to the body.
Norden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Norden is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barnes presses Norden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norden blocking some punches.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Barnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norden scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Colby Barnes has been cut.
Norden has Barnes pressed against the cage.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Barnes prevents a body shot from Norden.
Barnes tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norden cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Norden trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norden into the cage.
Barnes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Norden looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Norden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Norden.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norden tries a body shot but Barnes blocks it.
Norden scores with a shot to the side of Barnes's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Norden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Norden.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Norden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land. #BC2#
Norden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.#CL2#
Norden moves into the clinch.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes scores with a shot to the side of Norden's head.
We've been informed that Norden has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Barnes.
Barnes is working Norden over against the cage.
Norden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Norden taking a breather.#T4#
Norden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Norden blocks an uppercut.
Norden scores with a hook to the body.
Norden lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Barnes.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes pushes Norden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Norden misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norden.
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Norden pushes him off.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norden in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norden scores with a jab. Barnes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norden misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Norden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Norden has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norden keeps the fight on the outside.
Njord Norden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Norden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnes. That did some damage!#CL2#
Norden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Norden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes swings widly with a right hand
and Norden counters with an outside leg kick.
Norden works over Barnes's head and body with a nice combination.
Colby Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norden, pushing him back against the cage.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Norden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Norden clinches up against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norden blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Norden.
Norden throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Norden controls the action.
Norden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Norden on the inside. #T3#
Norden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Norden lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norden.
A right hook to the body lands for Barnes.
Norden lands with a short shot to the head.
Norden throws a head punch that misses.
Norden goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Norden is just out of range.
Barnes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nordens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Barnes clinches up with Norden and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Barnes as the two fighters clinch.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norden throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Norden manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Norden has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Norden just leaning against Barnes, taking a breather.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norden is stalling here.
Norden tries to stall but Barnes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes is leaning against Norden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Norden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norden misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Norden throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Norden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Barnes's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Norden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Norden misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Norden instigates a clinch.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norden is stalling here.
Norden has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Norden.
Norden is looking to control Barnes's arms but Barnes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norden has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Njord Norden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norden has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes lands a body punch.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes cracks Norden with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Norden manages to break the clinch.
Barnes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norden swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnes.
Norden throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Norden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Norden misses with a body punch. #T2#
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Norden.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Norden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Norden misses with the head strike.
Norden stalling against the cage.
Come on Norden - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T3#
Barnes lands a hook that snaps the head of Norden backwards. #BC2#
Norden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Barnes works over Norden's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Norden is avoiding it.
Barnes throws a body punch but Norden moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Norden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #CL#
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Norden.
Norden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T4#
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Norden as the two fighters clinch.
Norden misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Norden fails to land.
Norden slows down the pace here.
Norden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Njord Norden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Norden swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Colby Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norden.
Norden struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnes controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colby Barnes.
Well Norden 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Njord Norden!
Njord Norden thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TGC 33: Lang vs Cobb
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Norden.
Papadopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norden.
Norden misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Papadopoulos checks a leg kick.
Norden throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Norden dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
Norden is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Norden instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norden prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos. #BC#
Norden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Norden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papadopoulos avoids it.
Norden gets through Papadopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch. #BC#
Norden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papadopoulos under the eye.
Norden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Killer Instinct ☠ in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Norden breaks the clinch.
Norden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Norden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Papadopoulos darts in and clinches Norden up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Papadopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norden working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Norden manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Norden ducks down to avoid it.
Norden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norden misses with a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Norden clinches. #BC#
Norden breaks the clinch. #KD2#
Papadopoulos lands a left and a right that send Norden crashing to the mat, dazed. Papadopoulos thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Norden is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Njord Norden has been cut.
Norden misses with a left hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Norden out cold! What a finish! Papadopoulos is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Avraam Papadopoulos!
Our winner, Avraam Papadopoulos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TGC 29: Human vs De Pacas
Date: Nov 11, 2017

#R1#
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norden.
Rose swinging wildly here.
A big left from Rose misses.
Njord Norden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norden.
Norden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose unleashes a big counter combination but Norden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Norden moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose is trying to push Norden away but Norden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Norden manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Norden rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Norden breaks from the clinch.
Rose walks into a left hand. #T1#
Rose defending well as Norden loads up on a big left hand.
Rose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Norden lands with a nice body punch.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Norden.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norden seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Norden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rose with the counter takedown but Norden avoids it easily.
Norden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norden misses with a body kick.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Norden throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norden.
Norden wants to clinch.#T2#
Norden stalks Rose and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rose's face. Rose staggers backwards, shaken.
Norden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norden misses with a two punch combination.
Norden feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Norden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Norden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norden closes the distance but Rose moves to the side #TD2#
and Rose counters with a single leg into guard. Norden didn't expect that.
Rose stops Norden from standing up. #ES#
Norden has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rose has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rose is working for takedown but Norden is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Norden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norden catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norden throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Norden.#T4#
Norden connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Norden. #CL#
Norden moves into the clinch.
Norden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards. #BC#
Norden manages to break the clinch.
Norden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norden slaps away a takedown attempt from Rose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norden scores with a nice strike.#ROC#
Rose is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Norden dominated that round.
That's time! Norden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Norden pounces like a tiger and cracks Rose with a vicious hook! Rose is down but not out! Norden follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Njord Norden!
A victorious Njord Norden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TGC 23: Nobrainer vs Lang 2
Date: Sep 30, 2017

#R1#
King walks into a straight right hand from Norden.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Joseph King has been cut.
Joseph King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Norden has knocked King down with a huge combo! Norden steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
King is rocked!#CL2#
Norden forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Norden manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King closes the distance but Norden moves to the side
and Norden counters with a crisp right that sends King to the canvas! Norden follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Njord Norden!
An out of breath Njord Norden 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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