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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Norris (ranked 2859 p4p, 143 weight class) and Bill Hanson (ranked 3954 p4p, 198 weight class). Hanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band- Mama's Fried Potatoes. Bill Hanson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
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, Bill Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanson if he has to take too many more of those.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Norris blocks it well.
Norris darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Norris checks a low kick from Hanson.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Norris slips under a jab.
Norris forces Hanson back against the cage and clinches.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Norris prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Hanson lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
Hanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Nice body kick there by Hanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Hanson misses with a body punch.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Norris checks a leg kick.
Hanson lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
Hanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris slips a jab from Hanson.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
A head kick from Hanson lands but Norris takes it in his stride.
Norris lands a slapping body shot.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Hanson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris throws a hook but Hanson avoids it easily.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Norris is out of range.
Donk. Norris catches Hanson right on the button with a cross.
Norris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Hanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Norris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Norris throws a series of punches but Hanson avoids them all with ease.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Norris misses its intended target.
Hanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Norris steps away.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanson connects with a leg kick. Norris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Norris digs a good body shot into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson checks a leg kick.
Hanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Norris steps away.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Hanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Norris prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Norris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanson is looking to land body kicks.
Hanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanson throws a combination. Norris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanson connects with a looping right hand.
Hanson misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norris misses with a shot to the body
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson misses with a straight left.
Hanson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Norris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanson throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
Hanson throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Hanson thumps Norris with a low kick.
Norris avoids the head kick by Hanson.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Norris throws a front kick that sends Hanson stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a body kick that misses.
Norris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Hanson throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris lands a really nice looking cross but Hanson seems unphased.
Norris lands with a right hand.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Hanson.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Hanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Hanson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norris swings for the body but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson thumps Norris with a low kick.
Norris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanson's hands.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Norris.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Hanson finds it's way through Norris's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norris checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Norris.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanson motions for Norris to come forward. Hanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Norris misses the target.
Hanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanson. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Hanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanson.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson throws out a counter right but Norris avoids it with no problem.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Hanson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
Norris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Norris scores with a punch to the head.
Hanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanson thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Norris is looking to counter the offense by Hanson and move into the clinch.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hanson counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hanson finds it's way through Norris's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris wants to clinch.
Hanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Norris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norris lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
Norris misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Norris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson throws a hook to the side of Norris's head but Norris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Norris throws a body punch but Hanson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris is looking to slow Hanson down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris is out of range and Hanson settles back down.
Norris misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Norris tries to clinch there but Hanson circles away.
Norris avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Hanson throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Norris works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris is looking to clinch.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Hanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norris tries to clinch there but Hanson circles away.
Bill Hanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Hanson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Norris is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Norris wants to slow Hanson down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid body kick from Norris.
Norris tries to clinch up.
Hanson throws the kick towards the body but Norris avoids it.
Hanson lands with a good body shot.
Hanson slips under a jab from Norris.
Nice shot by Norris.
Hanson throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Norris throws a body punch but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson lands a head kick. Norris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanson throws a sloppy head kick and Norris moves out of range easily.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson checks a leg kick.
Norris cracks Hanson with an open hand slap.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
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 Will Norris will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Hanson defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Norris - just one landing.
Hanson misses with a low kick.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Hanson.
Norris punishes Hanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Norris cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Norris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanson.
Hanson missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Will Norris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanson has his back to the cage.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris avoids a kick to the body.
Hanson throws a wild body kick that Norris sees coming a mile off.
Hanson takes one on the button.
Hanson defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looks to clinch
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Hanson's head but Hanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Hanson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norris counters with a left to the body.
Norris misses with a looping right.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Hanson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanson drops his hands momentarily and Norris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanson misses with a body kick.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Hanson moves away from the strike by Norris.
Hanson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Norris lands with a good body shot.
Norris walks into a left hand.
Norris misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris 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.
Crunch! Hanson slams his shin into Norris's torso.
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 clinches up with Hanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Hanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Norris working aggressively here.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Norris misses.
Norris scores with a spinning back kick!
Norris looks to land a right hand but Hanson moved out of range.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris moves out of range of the leg kick from Hanson.
Norris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norris throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanson throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson throws a leg kick which misses Norris's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norris tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Norris.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Norris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norris.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Hanson lands but Norris takes it in his stride.
Norris misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norris checks a leg kick.
Norris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Norris misses with a jab to the body
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Norris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris throws a hook but Hanson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson clobbers Norris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Norris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Norris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norris scrambles back to his feet.
Hanson throws a solid leg kick but Norris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanson.
Hanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Norris has managed to clinch.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Hanson saw that one coming.
Norris takes one on the button.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Hanson lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Norris.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Hanson.
I think Hanson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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