PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karter Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Duxx
vs
Norton

196 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

192 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

-OVERDOSE Factory-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karter Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duxx eats them both and turns towards Norton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Duxx moved out of range nicely.
Duxx wants to clinch.
Duxx is looking to clinch.
Norton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duxx circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton digs a good body shot into Duxx's ribs.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Duxx wants to clinch.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duxx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duxx slips a jab and a cross from Norton.
Duxx wants to clinch up but Norton keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton throws a series of punches but Duxx avoids them all with ease.
Duxx tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Norton counters with a left and a right that stings Duxx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Norton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Norton lands a jab to Duxx's midsection.
Norton jabs at Duxx's body.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton swings for the body but Duxx moves out of range.
Duxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duxx wants to clinch but Norton slips to the side
and Norton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duxx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norton lands a body shot.
Duxx is breathing heavily.
Norton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duxx eats them both and turns towards Norton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Norton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Norton tries to bum rush Duxx with a series of wild strikes but Duxx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duxx takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karter Duxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Norton lands.

Norton catches Duxx napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Duxx to the canvas!

Duxx is rocked!
Norton looking to sit in guard and control but Duxx gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oh Duxx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duxx wants to control from the top but Norton keeps moving.
Duxx seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton seems keen to control Duxx's posture.
Duxx tries to stand but Norton is controlling from the bottom.
Duxx won't allow Norton to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Duxx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Norton.
Duxx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duxx has time to react.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Nice combo by Norton! Oh, that's hurt him - Duxx falls to the canvas and Norton follows him into side control.

It looks like Karter Duxx has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duxx is not content to let Norton control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karter Duxx's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Norton waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Duxx. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Duxx to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Duxx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from 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!
Norton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norton throwing strikes from guard but Duxx blocks nicely.
Norton trying to control the position from guard on top but Duxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duxx is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duxx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norton's elbow.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
Duxx lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norton tries to break free but Duxx pushes him back against the cage.

Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton looks for a takedown but Duxx sprawls well.
Les Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duxx rather than just go for the knockout.
Duxx closes the distance looking to clinch
and Norton counters with a left and a right that stings Duxx.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton takes a swing at Duxx's ribcage but misses.
Duxx slips under a jab.
Duxx tries to clinch there but Norton circles away.
Duxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Norton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norton looks to land a combination but Duxx avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Norton. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duxx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.

Duxx pushes Norton up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duxx.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duxx struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Duxx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norton backwards.
Norton blocks an elbow strike from Duxx.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Norton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Duxx.
Norton misses with a double jab.
Duxx wants to clinch.
Duxx wants to clinch.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Duxx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Norton, pushing him back against the cage.
Norton blocks an elbow strike from Duxx.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.

Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Norton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Norton trying to control the position from guard on top but Duxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norton looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Les Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karter Duxx's cut.
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!

Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duxx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Norton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duxx as he avoids it easily.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Norton tries to keep at a distance but Duxx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Duxx has double underhooks.
Norton tries to circle away but Duxx has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duxx misses with some punches.
Duxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duxx struggles to land a body shot inside as Norton controls his hands.
Norton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norton dodges an elbow strike from Duxx.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duxx wants to clinch
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Norton fails to land with a series of punches.

Duxx moves into range and clinches up with Norton.
Norton avoiding damage as Duxx throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Norton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Norton wants to get back to striking at distance but Duxx won't allow it.
Duxx tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Duxx back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Duxx just misses with a elbow thrown towards Norton's brow.
Les Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short uppercut from Duxx.
Duxx working aggressively here.
Duxx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duxx lands an elbow inside that Norton shrugs off.

Duxx breaks the clinch.
Duxx looks to clinch
and Norton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duxx moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Duxx takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton tries to bum rush Duxx with a series of wild strikes but Duxx uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Les Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duxx walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duxx darts in trying to clinch
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Norton misses with the combination.
Karter Duxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton takes a swing at Duxx's ribcage but misses.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duxx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duxx tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duxx is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton shoots in for a takedown but Duxx shows good takedown defense.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norton takes a swing at Duxx's ribcage but misses.
Norton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duxx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Duxx clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton prevents a body shot from Duxx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duxx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duxx trying to land knees to the body.
Duxx tries to throw a body punch but Norton avoids it by throwing Duxx back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karter Duxx showed his dominance in that final round.
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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Les Norton!