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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ike Norton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ike Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into Norton's guard.
Norton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black wants to stand but Norton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Norton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Norton is retaining full guard.
Norton controlling Black's posture.
Black slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Black wasn't active enough on the ground.
Norton misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Norton as he jumps to the side.
Norton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Black scores with a takedown into Norton's guard.
Black wants to stand but Norton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black stays in close to Norton's body and controls the position.
Black postures up in Norton's guard and throws a big left but Norton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Black was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Norton.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norton is proving hard to escape from.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Black is looking to stand up but Norton won't let him.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Norton is looking to stand back up but Black counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Norton.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Norton defends it.
Norton is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black content to control rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Black wasn't active enough on the ground.
Black looking to score a takedown here. Norton is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Norton's guard.
Norton working a defensive guard here.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norton fails to land the takedown.
Norton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Norton!
Black wants to stand but Norton is controlling his arm.
Jack Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here.
Black cracks Norton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Norton is not content to let Black control the position.
Black in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Black decides to stand back up. Black steps back and let's Norton get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ike Norton has been cut.
Black looking to score a takedown here. Norton is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Norton's guard.
Black 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Black is in close to Norton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Norton's head.
Black gets to his feet - Norton follows without any prompting.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Norton is rocked!
Black controlling the pace.
Oh Norton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Black decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Norton in a clinch.
Norton tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black lands a takedown into guard.
Black distracts Norton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Black moves into full mount!
Black lands a big elbow - Norton is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Norton is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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