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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norton tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson looks to clinch
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norton with a hook.
Norton clinches up with Henderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson working Norton over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton stalling.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Norton.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Norton tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henderson dodges an elbow strike from Norton.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Norton pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Henderson avoids the elbow strike from Norton, against the cage.
Norton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Norton avoids the damage to the body.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
A short right from Norton on the inside.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Norton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Henderson closes the distance but Norton moves to the side
and Norton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Norton lands an elbow that stopped Henderson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norton lands a damaging elbow.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton goes for a takedown attempt but Henderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Henderson wants to clinch but Norton slips to the side
and Norton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norton.
Henderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Norton.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton throws an elbow but it misses.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Norton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norton tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton lands a knee to the head.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Norton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Norton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Norton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Norton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Henderson's face as Norton controls the position.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Norton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson darts in trying to clinch
and Norton counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Henderson leaves Norton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norton counters by clinching up.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Norton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton slowing the pace effectively.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Henderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Norton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Norton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Norton has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norton blocks it with crossed arms.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Norton pushes Henderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Norton wants to stall.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norton tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Norton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton prevents Henderson from standing back up.
Norton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Norton is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Henderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Norton throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Norton throws out a loose jab but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson lands a high kick!
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson tries to clinch but Norton moves away
and Norton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henderson working Norton over with knees to the body.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Norton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norton.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Norton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Norton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Norton is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Norton blocks with his arms.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton connects with a knee to the head.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks the elbow strike.
Norton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norton stalls.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norton trying to land knees to the body.
Norton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Norton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
Norton looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.
Norton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Norton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norton tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Norton misses with a knee strike.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Norton avoids it.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norton is defending well for now.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Norton.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Norton.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Norton blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brian Norton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Norton.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Norton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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