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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 25
Date: Mar 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Norton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Norton tries to sprawl but Steele drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norton on the ground.
Steele stops Norton from getting back to his feet.
Norton is not content to let Steele control the position.
Norton manages to get to full guard.
Steele sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom. #T1#
Norton keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Steele has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norton has momentary wrist control but Steele slips an elbow through the middle.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully. #SU#
Norton is working an open guard so Steele takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Norton rushes Steele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Norton breaks the clinch.
Norton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
Steele feinted with a counter takedown.#T2#
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Hiro Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Norton.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown but Norton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steele wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Steele shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Norton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele laying and praying for a moment but Norton takes advantage and regains half guard.
Steele content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Norton is looking to improve his position.
Norton is controlling Steele's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Norton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steele tries to pass to full mount but Norton defends it. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Steele is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Norton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Norton is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#ES2#
Norton has one foot on Steele's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Norton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Norton clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Steele tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.#TD2#
Norton drags the fight down to the ground.
Norton looking to control.
Norton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele looks like he's trying to stand up.
Norton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Norton wants to pass the guard but Steele is defending well. #SU2#
Norton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Steele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Steele dives in for a single leg takedown but Norton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2#
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Norton takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Steele throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it. #CL2#
Steele gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Steele has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Norton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norton pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC2#
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Norton clinches.
Norton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #TD2#
Norton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Norton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Norton throwing strikes but missing.
Norton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Norton is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Norton has managed to sneak the leg through.#SU2#
Norton stands up out of the half guard.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Norton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Norton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
Norton forces his way into half guard.
Norton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norton.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Norton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steele is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norton as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Norton clinches up against the cage.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele jumps guard but Norton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Norton.
#TD2#
Norton pulls Steele into guard.
Norton wants to sweep but no luck.
Nick Norton has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Norton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Norton is looking for a triangle but Steele pushes his legs off easily.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Norton blocks nicely.
Norton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Norton looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Norton looking to pass the guard.
Norton throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steele wants to improve his position but instead Norton has moved into half guard.
Norton content to control rather than advance. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Norton clinches up against the cage.
Steele can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
Steele is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norton 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Norton!
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