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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a right hand
and Calaway counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calaway.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Calaway moved out of range.
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Calaway looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris is desperately trying to improve his position but Calaway has a good base and remains in mount.
Calaway sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.
Calaway throws some wild stikes that Norris manages to avoid easily.
Norris can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calaway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norris looks a forlorn figure.
Calaway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norris is looking to escape.
Calaway thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Norris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Urijah Calaway.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris looks to throw a body kick
and Calaway counters with a thumping low kick.
Norris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Norris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Calaway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calaway stalling against the cage.
Calaway blocks a body shot from Norris.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway blocking some punches.
Norris tries to break the clinch but Calaway is controlling the position.
Calaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calaway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calaway breaks the clinch.
Good work by Calaway as he checks the leg kick.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Calaway counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris throws a jab when Calaway was well out of range.
Calaway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris. That did some damage!
Calaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calaway misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris throws a leg kick but Calaway checks it.
Calaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norris.
Calaway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urijah Calaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calaway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Calaway thuds a left hand into Norris's body.
Calaway tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Norris tries to clinch up
and Calaway counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is looking to clinch.
Calaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Calaway tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris moves to clinch but Calaway breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tony Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calaway tries to clinch
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calaway avoids a kick to the body.
Calaway lands a big head kick that sends Norris tumbling to the mat! Calaway takes a step backwards and waves Norris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Norris misses with a low kick.
Calaway tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
Norris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calaway.
Calaway throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Calaway counters with a body kick.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Calaway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tony Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Norris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Calaway throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a leg kick
enabling Calaway to counter with a crisp jab.
Calaway throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Calaway.
Norris throws a series of punches but Calaway moves out of range.
Calaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris lands with a kick to the temple. Calaway shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Norris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calaway.
Calaway throws a body kick that misses.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Calaway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norris, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Calaway.
Norris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calaway's elbow.
Norris blocks a body shot from Calaway.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Calaway.
Norris misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris working aggressively here.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calaway tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Calaway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris tries to circle away but Calaway has him pinned against the cage.
Norris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calaway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norris misses with some punches.
Calaway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris thows a leg kick but Calaway checks it
and Calaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Calaway.
Norris moves to clinch but Calaway breaks away
and Calaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calaway looks to clinch
and Norris counters with a nice leg kick.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris throws a lazy head kick
and Calaway counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Calaway from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calaway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Urijah Calaway wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Calaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norris tries to clinch up
and Calaway counters with a good low kick that Norris was not able to check.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Calaway wants to clinch.
Calaway clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Norris tries a body shot but Calaway blocks it.
Calaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Urijah Calaway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calaway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
Calaway has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Norris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Calaway connects with a big shot to the side of Norris's head.
Calaway throwing damaging strikes from the back! Norris could be in trouble here!
Norris is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Norris to escape the position.
Oh Norris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calaway throwing damaging strikes from the back! Norris could be in trouble here!
Calaway is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Norris seems to have got his legs back now.
Norris is covering up but some of the strikes from Calaway are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris just trying to survive but Calaway is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Urijah Calaway has got the better of the ground game so far.
I would not like to be Norris right now.
Calaway lands strikes to the head.
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!
Calaway is landing with strikes from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris prevents Calaway from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Calaway really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Calaway misses with a leg kick.
Norris thows a leg kick but Calaway checks it
letting Calaway counter with a right hand.
Norris throws a right and a left that Calaway avoids nicely.
Norris scores with a nice strike.
Calaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Calaway.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Norris sprawls well. Norris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calaway gets slowly back to his feet.
Norris misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris is able to avoid easily.
Norris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calaway's calf.
Norris fails to land with a series of punches.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calaway counters with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Norris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Calaway.
Norris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Calaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calaway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Still in the clinch, Calaway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calaway scores with a shoulder strike.
Calaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calaway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands a body punch.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Calaway controls his hands.
A short right from Calaway.
Calaway struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Calaway.
Calaway stalling.
Norris misses with the head strike.
Calaway is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calaway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calaway lands an uppercut.
Calaway lands a left hand.
Calaway has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calaway dips a shoulder and cracks Norris with a mighty uppercut! Norris falls back against the cage and Calaway unloads with a barrage of strikes! Norris is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Calaway screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Urijah Calaway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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