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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Young (ranked 2620 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chengiz Yilmaz (ranked 4438 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Young looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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158 lbs
7 - 22 - 0 |
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177 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 22 - 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chengiz Yilmaz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yilmaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young dives in and grabs Yilmaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yilmaz pushes down on Young's head and hops out.
Yilmaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Young tries to roll over but Yilmaz keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Yilmaz in particular looking to stall.
Yilmaz trying to pass the guard but Young defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking for a sweep. Yilmaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Young is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yilmaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yilmaz's back!
Yilmaz rolls, trying to escape but Young keeps control of the position.
Yilmaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Young avoiding Yilmaz 's attempts to control his hands.
Young is looking to control Yilmaz but Yilmaz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz tries to break free.
Young is looking to control Yilmaz but Yilmaz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Yilmaz wants to control his opponent's hands but Young gets his hands free.
Young tries to get the hooks in deep but Yilmaz pushed the leg off.
Young is not going to allow Yilmaz to sit and survive in this position.
Young misses with punches from the back.
Young struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz tries to break free.
Young gets his hands free as Yilmaz looks to control.
Yilmaz tries to escape but Young has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Young struggling to keep hold of the position.
Yilmaz covering up well under a series of strikes from Young.
Yilmaz just trying to survive but Young is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yilmaz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Young is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throwing sloppy strikes.
Yilmaz wants to get back to his feet.
Yilmaz just trying to survive but Young is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yilmaz is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yilmaz is keeping busy.
Yilmaz is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young 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.
Yilmaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yilmaz clinches with his opponent.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yilmaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yilmaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yilmaz advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yilmaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norman Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yilmaz lands strikes from half guard.
Yilmaz is controlling the pace.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yilmaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Young's guard.
Yilmaz stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Young has his takedown stuffed
and Yilmaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yilmaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Yilmaz passes into half guard.
Yilmaz lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz controlling the pace.
Yilmaz stands up out of the half guard.
Yilmaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yilmaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Young uses from the top position.
Yilmaz has control of Young's left arm, preventing Young from doing any damage.
Yilmaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is pulling down on Young's head. It's preventing any offense from Young, at least for the moment.
Yilmaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Yilmaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yilmaz is looking for a triangle but Young pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chengiz Yilmaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yilmaz but Yilmaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yilmaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Young throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Young swinging wildly here.
Yilmaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yilmaz avoids the head kick by Young.
Yilmaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yilmaz moves into range and clinches up with Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to break free but Yilmaz pushes him back against the cage.
Yilmaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young shoots in and drives through. Yilmaz sprawls well.
Yilmaz gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Yilmaz stalls from top position.
Yilmaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Young!
Yilmaz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Yilmaz's body position as best he can.
Yilmaz is landing with some decent strikes but Young is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Yilmaz controlling from the full mount.
Yilmaz wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Yilmaz controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz with a couple of short strikes.
Yilmaz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Yilmaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Young is now in Yilmaz's guard. A big mistake from Yilmaz there, giving up the dominant position!
Yilmaz keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Yilmaz 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yilmaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yilmaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yilmaz stops Young from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chengiz Yilmaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yilmaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chengiz Yilmaz!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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