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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Look me in my eyes. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Coleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Coleman tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Coleman misses.
Norton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coleman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ in the buildup to the fight.
Coleman tries to score with a low kick but Norton moves his leg out of the way.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norton takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norton throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
Norton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Norton throws an off balance right hand
and Coleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Coleman is just out of range.
Norton lands with a cross.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
Norton throws a jab when Coleman was well out of range.
Coleman misses with a head kick.
Norton lands with a right hand.
Coleman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norton digs a good body shot into Coleman's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a jab.
Coleman takes one on the button.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Norton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Norton. Beautiful body shot.
Scott Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Good work by Norton as he checks the leg kick.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Norton throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Coleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Coleman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coleman tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Norton lands with a cross.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Norton.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norton lands with a right hand.
Norton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Norton coming out on top.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Coleman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Coleman.
Norton misses with a shot to the body
and Coleman counters with a nice body shot.
Coleman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coleman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Norton - just one landing.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norton.
Norton throws a series of punches but Coleman moves out of range.
Norton with a jab.
Coleman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norton checks it well.
Coleman is looking to land body kicks.
Coleman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton misses with a hook
and Coleman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Coleman tries a head kick but it misses.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Norton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Norton lands with a good body shot.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Norton checks a low kick from Coleman.
Coleman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norton throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Norton misses.
Coleman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Norton throws a shot from downtown. Coleman moves away and avoids it.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Coleman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman swinging wildly here.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coleman avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Norton lands with an overhand left.
Coleman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Norton if he has to take too many more of those.
Coleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
Coleman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Norton misses.
Coleman lands a nice shot that snaps Norton's head back.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Norton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman scores with a body shot.
Norton dodges the punch combination from Coleman.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman slips under a jab from Norton.
Norton thuds a left hand into Coleman's body.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coleman at a distance.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norton checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Coleman misses with a low kick.
Coleman throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Coleman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Jab by Norton.
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coleman.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Coleman scores with a spinning back kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norton cracks Coleman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coleman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Coleman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Norton will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Coleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coleman tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Norton misses.
Coleman staying out of range there.
Coleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norton throws a hook but Coleman blocks it.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
Norton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coleman's head.
Norton cracks Coleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Norton swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coleman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coleman.
Coleman is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coleman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norton lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Coleman.
Coleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Coleman is out of range.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Coleman's shoulder, as Coleman tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Coleman's head back.
Coleman throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Norton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coleman throws a series of punches but Norton avoids them all with ease.
Norton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Norton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton slips a jab from Coleman.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Coleman staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coleman takes one on the button.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Norton punishes Coleman's body with a nice straight punch.
Coleman blocks a jab.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Coleman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norton lands a jab.
Bryan Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coleman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Norton throws the left hand but Coleman avoids the punch easily.
Norton lands a glancing blow to the side of Coleman's head.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Scott Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coleman.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Coleman throws a wild body kick that Norton sees coming a mile off.
Norton looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Norton.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coleman 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.
Norton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Norton.
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!
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
Coleman scores with a kick to the body.
Coleman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norton on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Coleman as he connects with a hook.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Norton!
Scott Norton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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