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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Knuckles (ranked 6892 p4p, 231 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 2760 p4p, 104 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Will Norris was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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147 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashton Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris has managed to clinch.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Norris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
Norris thuds his right hand into Knuckles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knuckles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles throws a right hand that Norris ducks under and follows up with a left that Norris also avoids with ease.
Norris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Norris finds it's way through Knuckles's defenses.
Norris is looking to slow Knuckles down with leg kicks.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knuckles has a takedown stuffed.
Knuckles throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knuckles moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Norris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles taking a breather.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris lands a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut lands for Norris. That snapped Knuckles's head back.
Knuckles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Norris off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knuckles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris scores with a hook to the body.
Norris tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knuckles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Norris fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris.
Knuckles is trying to break free.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Knuckles missing with knees to the body.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Knuckles, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
Norris prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashton Knuckles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knuckles tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris lands an overhand right.
Knuckles throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris throws out a counter right but Knuckles avoids it with no problem.
Knuckles looking to score a takedown here. Norris is defending well but Knuckles drives through and ends up in Norris's guard.
Knuckles throwing strikes but missing.
Knuckles trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Knuckles manages to break the clinch.
Knuckles gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris has Knuckles pressed against the cage, preventing Knuckles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles is looking to take this one to the mat.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Knuckles.
A bit of stalling here from Knuckles.
Knuckles is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Norris digs a right hand into Knuckles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knuckles's gas tank.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
Norris cracks Knuckles with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Norris.
Knuckles takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knuckles prevents a body shot from Norris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Norris lands a right hand.
Knuckles landing knees to the head.
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris dominated that round.
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.
Norris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Norris.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Knuckles.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch but Norris improves position.
Norris tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
Knuckles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knuckles is looking for a takedown.
Knuckles throws an elbow that misses.
Knuckles trying to land knees to the body.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Norris back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Norris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Norris.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris avoids the elbow strike from Knuckles, against the cage.
Will Norris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Norris.
Knuckles is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Norris.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knuckles with a big uppercut! Knuckles tries to clinch up but Norris pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knuckles to the mat! Knuckles covers up and Norris unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Norris!
Our winner, Will Norris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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