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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Young (ranked 3312 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhoujiangcuo Wong (ranked 3614 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zhoujiangcuo Wong was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
7 - 23 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 23 - 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
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhoujiangcuo Wong!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong misses with a head kick.
Wong looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from Wong.
Young has Wong up against the cage in a clinch.
Young stalls.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Young wants a takedown.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young prevents Wong from breaking the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young moves into the clinch.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Young no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Young seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wong has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Wong won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Wong wants to stand but Young is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wong on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wong won't allow Young to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Young is looking for submissions but instead, Wong has regained full guard.
Young is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wong, up you get!
Young forces Wong back against the cage and clinches.
Wong tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Wong tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Wong tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Wong is trying to break free.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young tries to pull guard but Wong holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Wong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young rushes Wong and presses him up against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but Wong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Wong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wong scores with a head kick.
Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wong tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Young manages to move to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Young misses with a head shot.
Young looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Young content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Young controlling his opponent.
Wong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Young.
Norman Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Wong, under a barage of strikes from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young passes to full mount!
Wong is trying to stand but he's just given Young his back.
Wong has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Young.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Young controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong showing good submission defense here.
Young is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young dominated that second round.
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!
Wong moves out of range of the body kick.
Young closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Young lands in his opponent's guard.
Young is standing up over Wong. Wong looks to escape but Young dives into side control.
Young controlling from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young decides to stand back up. Young steps back and let's Wong get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves into the clinch.
Wong gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wong uses from the top position.
Young has his foot on Wong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wong works his way back into a safe position though.
Wong wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Young's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Young pulls Wong in close to prevent any damage.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?
Young throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wong throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young drives through with a takedown into Wong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Young postures up in Wong's guard and throws a big left but Wong blocks it.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a strike but Wong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Young looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Wong from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Wong defends easily.
Wong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters by clinching up.
Young ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Young no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhoujiangcuo Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norman Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Young!
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energy
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hype
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