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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Norman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Refuse to Lose. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Norman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Norman.
Norman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Norman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norman checks the leg kick.
Martinez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norman is out of range.
Norman tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norman gets a clinch.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norman breaks the clinch.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Norman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Norman. Norman gets slowly back to his feet.
Norman is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Norman won't allow it.
Norman lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
It looks like Russell Martinez has been cut.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Norman.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Norman.
Norman trying to land knees to the body.
Norman scores a nice knee to the body.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norman breaks from the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Norman keeps it at a distance.
Norman is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Christopher Norman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Norman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Norman keeps moving.
Martinez forces his way into half guard.
Norman kicks off Martinez and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norman digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Norman.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norman tries to clinch up
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norman's guard.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez prevents Norman from getting back to his feet.
Norman pushes Martinez off and gets back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norman.
Norman tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Norman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Norman moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Norman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Norman counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norman is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Norman clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Norman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
Norman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Norman missing with knees to the body.
Norman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Norman missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Norman lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Norman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Norman lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christopher Norman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Norman.
Norman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Norman tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Norman.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Norman looking to slow down the pace here.
Norman breaks the clinch.
Norman shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Norman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Norman counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman missing with knees to the body.
Norman manages to break the clinch.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Norman missing with knees to the body.
Norman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norman moves into the clinch.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman lands a damaging elbow.
Norman breaks the clinch.
Christopher Norman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Norman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Norman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Norman sneaks out the side door and pushes Martinez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Norman moves into the clinch.
Martinez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Norman misses with a body punch.
Norman lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Norman.
Norman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norman lands a damaging elbow.
Norman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman misses with a knee strike.
Norman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norman missing with knees to the body.
Norman lands a damaging elbow.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Norman has him pressed against the cage.
Norman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norman lands an elbow inside.
Norman lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Norman lands an elbow that stopped Martinez in his tracks for a moment.
Norman lands an elbow inside.
Norman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves into full guard.
Norman stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Norman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Norman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norman tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Norman.
Norman misses with some punches.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Norman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Russell Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Norman gets a clinch.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Norman lands an elbow inside that Martinez shrugs off.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norman scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Norman.
Norman manages to break the clinch.
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Norman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Norman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Norman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Russell Martinez's cut even more.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinez's defenses.
Norman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norman closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norman lands a damaging elbow.
Norman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norman is looking to clinch.
Norman instigates a clinch.
Norman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Norman blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norman tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
Christopher Norman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norman dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Norman misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Norman lands an elbow inside.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Norman.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Norman lands an elbow inside.
Norman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
Martinez is looking to control Norman's arms but Norman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norman missing with knees to the body.
Norman breaks the clinch.
Norman tries to clinch but Martinez moves away
so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martinez trying to control but Norman is working from the bottom.
Norman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Norman tries to strike from the bottom.
Norman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez gets to his feet - Norman follows without any prompting.
Norman is looking to clinch.
Norman moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Martinez looking to stall.
Martinez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez avoiding damage as Norman throws knees to the body.
Norman trying to land knees to the body.
Norman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Norman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Norman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norman wants to clinch
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russell Martinez.
I think Norman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Christopher Norman!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Christopher Norman!
Christopher Norman wins by majority decision!
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