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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JeanPierre Kusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy. JeanPierre Kusela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JeanPierre Kusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kusela decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kusela lands with a punch from half guard.
Norton keeping control of the position.
Kusela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Norton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norton preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kusela seems to be looking for submissions.
Norton is staying active underneath Kusela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kusela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norton defending well though.
Norton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norton pushes Kusela off looking to stand but Kusela dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela thows a huge punch but Norton dodges it nicely.
Kusela passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kusela with good strikes from the mount here!
Kusela looking to finish with strikes here!
Norton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Norton is in a horrible position here. Kusela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
Kusela lands with some strikes.
Norton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusela scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Norton is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusela has hold of Norton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Norton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kusela looking to ground and pound but Norton is blocking nicely.
Kusela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kusela with a couple of short strikes.
Kusela sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Norton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kusela thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Norton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norton tries to hold on but Kusela pushes him away.
Norton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Norton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Norton regains half guard.
Kusela passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Norton!
Kusela putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton tries to hold on but Kusela pushes him away.
Norton blocking the ground and pound.
Kusela thowing shots but they're missing.
Norton holds on for dear life, controlling Kusela's posture momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusela misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kusela cracks Norton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kusela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norton tries to hold on but Kusela pushes him away.
Norton is in a horrible position here. Kusela smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kusela with a couple of short strikes.
Kusela lands a big shot there that rocks Norton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusela dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusela thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kusela lands a nice shot to the head.
That has opened up Taylor Norton's cut even more.
Kusela postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Norton looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JeanPierre Kusela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norton moves into range and clinches up with Kusela.
Norton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusela's elbow.
A body shot lands from Kusela.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Norton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusela.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Norton to work.
Norton has a couple of punches blocked by Kusela.
Norton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kusela.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
It looks like JeanPierre Kusela has been cut.
Norton lands with a light punch inside.
Norton cracks Kusela with a nice body shot.
Norton cracks Kusela with a nice body shot.
Kusela pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela is looking for a triangle but Norton pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kusela trying to keep a closed guard but Norton is proving a slippery customer.
Norton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kusela is striking from the bottom but Norton uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Kusela wants to control but Norton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kusela wants to improve his position but Norton is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kusela is working hard here to advance position.
Norton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
Kusela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kusela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton moves in looking to clinch but Kusela pushes him off.
Norton misses with an uppercut.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton connects with a right hand. Kusela shakes it off.
Taylor Norton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusela moves out of range of the body kick.
Norton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kusela misses with a takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kusela thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JeanPierre Kusela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kusela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kusela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Kusela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kusela blocks the leg kick.
Norton misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norton is looking to clinch.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kusela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kusela shoots and misses
and Norton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kusela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kusela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kusela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Kusela.
Kusela throws an off balance right hand
and Norton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Norton misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Norton throws a body punch but Kusela moves out of range.
Norton tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Norton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Kusela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kusela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Norton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Norton.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusela manages to avoid it.
Kusela swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Norton tries to avoid it but Kusela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Norton to the ground. Norton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kusela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kusela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norton manages to avoid it.
Kusela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norton.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Kusela.
Kusela tries for a takedown but Norton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Norton lands a nice looking body shot.
Norton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Norton darts in and clinches Kusela up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kusela backwards.
A right hand to the body from Norton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuselas head.
Norton lands with a left to the head.
Norton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Norton scores with a shoulder strike.
Norton gets through Kusela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norton is leaning against Kusela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton pushes Kusela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Norton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norton lands with a right to the head.
Kusela is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JeanPierre Kusela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Kusela's head.
Norton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusela takes a shot to the head.
Norton lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Norton.
Norton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norton works on Kusela's body with a couple of short punches.
Norton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Norton.
Norton slows down the pace here.
Norton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kusela or not.
Norton scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor Norton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Norton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Norton on the inside.
Norton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norton lands a shoulder strike.
Norton digs a right hand into Kusela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kusela's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Norton - that landed with a thud.
Norton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norton works on Kusela's body with a couple of short punches.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Kusela's ribcage. Kusela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Norton on the inside.
Norton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kusela backwards.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Norton.
Norton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kusela backwards.
Norton lands a body punch.
Norton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Norton 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Norton!
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