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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Young (ranked 5843 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandros Margaritopoulos (ranked 4017 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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181 cm
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157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 2 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandros Margaritopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margaritopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Margaritopoulos moves out of range easily.
Margaritopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young misses with a body kick.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margaritopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Margaritopoulos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Margaritopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Margaritopoulos tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Margaritopoulos defends it nicely.
Margaritopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Margaritopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margaritopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Margaritopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margaritopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Margaritopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margaritopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Margaritopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Margaritopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Margaritopoulos won't allow Young to sweep him here.
Margaritopoulos throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Margaritopoulos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Young stops Margaritopoulos from standing up.
Margaritopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Margaritopoulos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Margaritopoulos is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Margaritopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Margaritopoulos wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Margaritopoulos.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Margaritopoulos on the ground.
Margaritopoulos gets back to full guard.
Margaritopoulos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Young won't allow Margaritopoulos to sweep him here.
Margaritopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margaritopoulos kicks Young off and gets to his feet.
Margaritopoulos sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Margaritopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margaritopoulos cracks Young with an uppercut from hell and Young crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Margaritopoulos's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Young is rocked!
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!
Margaritopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Margaritopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has control of Margaritopoulos's left arm, preventing Margaritopoulos from doing any damage.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Margaritopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Margaritopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Margaritopoulos lands a couple of elbows.
Margaritopoulos postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Margaritopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Margaritopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Margaritopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Margaritopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Margaritopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Margaritopoulos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margaritopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Margaritopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margaritopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Margaritopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margaritopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Young working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Margaritopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Margaritopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Margaritopoulos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Margaritopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Margaritopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Margaritopoulos distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Margaritopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Margaritopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margaritopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Margaritopoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Margaritopoulos!
Margaritopoulos lands a hook that stumbles Young back into the cage. Margaritopoulos follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Young to the canvas! Margaritopoulos pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Young has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexandros Margaritopoulos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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