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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norman Young (ranked 23136 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadley Chadwick (ranked 22728 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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158 lbs
5 - 18 - 0 |
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178 cm
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156 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hadley Chadwick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chadwick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young's half guard.
Young trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chadwick winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
Chadwick lands with a punch from half guard.
Chadwick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chadwick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Chadwick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chadwick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chadwick drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young is rocked!
Chadwick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chadwick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadwick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chadwick with a nice head shot there.
Young looking to control.
Chadwick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Chadwick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chadwick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chadwick throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chadwick's guard. Nice move by Young!
Chadwick striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Chadwick lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Chadwick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chadwick scores with a nice shot.
Chadwick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Chadwick has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chadwick throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chadwick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Chadwick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chadwick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chadwick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chadwick is striking from the bottom but Young uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Chadwick moves into full guard.
Chadwick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chadwick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chadwick wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Chadwick thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chadwick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chadwick throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Young slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Chadwick.
Chadwick wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Chadwick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Young blocks the strikes from Chadwick.
Chadwick throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chadwick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chadwick is looking to improve his position.
Chadwick throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Young manages to pass to side control.
Chadwick tries to bench press Young off him but Young keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control the action but Chadwick is working from the bottom.
Chadwick throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Young avoids the strikes from the bottom by Chadwick.
Young takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Chadwick to pass into mount.
Chadwick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Young. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chadwick is squirming around, avoiding Young's attempts to control the action.
Young blocks Chadwick's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chadwick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Young. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chadwick is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chadwick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chadwick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Young. What's that going to do exactly?
Chadwick is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but Young turns him over and now has his back.
Chadwick rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hadley Chadwick 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.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Chadwick. Chadwick gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Chadwick shoots in.
Chadwick moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Chadwick shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Young was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chadwick.
Norman Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hadley Chadwick.
Chadwick tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chadwick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chadwick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chadwick manages to circle out of the way.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Chadwick pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Chadwick as Young shoots in.
Chadwick is looking for the big counter here.
Chadwick goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chadwick is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Chadwick circles away and we're back to standing.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Chadwick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chadwick pinned against the cage. Chadwick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hadley Chadwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chadwick is breathing heavily.
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chadwick avoids it really well and circles away.
Chadwick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Chadwick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Chadwick persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Young scores with a three punch combo!
Chadwick fails to land the takedown.
Chadwick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Chadwick, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chadwick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Chadwick pushes him off.
Chadwick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Chadwick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chadwick gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Chadwick with that takedown attempt.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young tries to sprawl but Chadwick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Young kicks Chadwick off and gets back to his feet.
Chadwick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck for Chadwick with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Chadwick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young tries to clinch up but Chadwick circles away and keeps his distance.
Chadwick with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Chadwick moves out of range easily.
Chadwick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chadwick grinds an elbow into Young's temple.
Chadwick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Young sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Young regains half guard.
Chadwick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young has hold of Chadwick's hands but Chadwick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chadwick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chadwick working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chadwick lands a nice short elbow.
Chadwick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chadwick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chadwick with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chadwick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Hadley Chadwick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chadwick scoring with some ground and pound.
Chadwick won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chadwick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chadwick working some strikes from top position.
Chadwick throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chadwick's guard. Nice move by Young!
Chadwick scores with a nice shot.
Chadwick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Young shoots for a takedown but Chadwick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chadwick gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
Chadwick distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chadwick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chadwick stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Chadwick wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chadwick's guard.
Chadwick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chadwick throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadwick trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Young passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young blocks the strikes from Chadwick.
Young blocks the strikes from Chadwick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chadwick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chadwick misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chadwick throws a strike from the bottom but Young passes into side control!
Chadwick throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Chadwick misses with a strike from the bottom.
Chadwick connects with an elbow from the bottom.
Young stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chadwick misses with a takedown
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young throws a wild body kick that Chadwick sees coming a mile off.
Chadwick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chadwick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young taking some punishment here, with Chadwick in his half guard.
Chadwick throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Young to regain full guard.
Young looking to control.
Chadwick working some strikes from top position.
Young wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chadwick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Chadwick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chadwick slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
Young manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norman Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Chadwick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chadwick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chadwick looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Young manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Chadwick has clasped his hands together around Young's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Young sneaks out the side door and pushes Chadwick away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chadwick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Young looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Young explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Chadwick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chadwick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Young is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chadwick off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chadwick breaks Young's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chadwick throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chadwick's guard. Nice move by Young!
Chadwick trying to strike off his back.
Chadwick throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chadwick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chadwick tries to strike from the bottom.
Chadwick doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chadwick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chadwick can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young stopping the sweep attempt from Chadwick.
Young stands up out of Chadwick's guard for a moment - Chadwick manages to land a nice upkick.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chadwick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Young!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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