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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juaquin Oreilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booker Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juaquin Oreilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Booker Norris!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oreilly tries to clinch up.
Booker Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oreilly has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oreilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Oreilly as the two fighters clinch.
Oreilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris is defending well for now.
Norris wants a takedown.
Norris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oreilly is defending well.
Oreilly is pressed up against the cage. Norris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oreilly down to the mat. Oreilly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Juaquin Oreilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Booker Norris.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oreilly is defended easily by Norris.
Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oreilly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oreilly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oreilly!
Oreilly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Oreilly's best efforts.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking for submissions off his back.
Norris looks gassed!
Oreilly lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris is looking for a sweep. Oreilly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oreilly slips a nice elbow through Norris's hands, connecting with Norris's forehead.
Norris actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oreilly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oreilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Norris has hold of Oreilly's hands but Oreilly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Norris looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Norris has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Oreilly escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Oreilly!
Oreilly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oreilly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreilly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oreilly working the body and head with strikes.
Norris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Norris gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oreilly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Norris's face.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norris taking shots to the head.
Oreilly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Norris is rocked!
Oreilly lands with some strikes.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Oreilly finish him?
Oreilly breaks from Norris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oreilly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oreilly with good strikes from the mount here!
Norris can't escape the position.
BOOM! Oreilly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Oreilly.
Norris is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is bucking up trying to escape but Oreilly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Norris is working to get back to half guard.
Oreilly cracks Norris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Norris is looking to get to half guard.
Oreilly dominating with strikes here.
Oreilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oreilly landing strikes from the mount.
Norris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oreilly is landing with some decent strikes but Norris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oreilly scoring with strikes but Norris is staying in there.
BOOM! Oreilly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Norris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oreilly lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oreilly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Norris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oreilly breaks from Norris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Norris sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Norris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oreilly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norris on the ground.
Oreilly working over Norris with some ground and pound. Norris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oreilly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Norris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juaquin Oreilly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oreilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but Oreilly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oreilly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oreilly pulls Norris into guard.
Norris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Oreilly is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Oreilly has escaped and now he's on top!
Oreilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Oreilly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oreilly has managed to get both his arms back between Norris's legs - danger averted.
Oreilly distracts Norris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oreilly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oreilly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Norris has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oreilly has managed to get both his arms back between Norris's legs - danger averted.
Oreilly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Norris is looking for a triangle but Oreilly pushes his legs off easily.
Oreilly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oreilly stands up over Norris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oreilly lands a couple of elbows.
Oreilly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Norris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oreilly defends well.
Oreilly is in close to Norris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oreilly wants to stand but Norris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oreilly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oreilly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norris's guard.
Norris gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oreilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Oreilly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Norris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oreilly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oreilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Oreilly postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.
Oreilly postures up and lands a big shot to Norris's brow.
Norris pushes a forearm under Oreilly's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Oreilly is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Booker Norris!
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hype
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