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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Young (ranked 24765 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murad Tursunboev (ranked 4632 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
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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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 - 12 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murad Tursunboev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tursunboev is defended easily by Young.
Young shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tursunboev defends it nicely.
Tursunboev tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tursunboev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tursunboev dives in for a single leg takedown but Young sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Young tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tursunboev manages to circle out of the way.
Young throws a head kick but Tursunboev moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tursunboev lands a lovely overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tursunboev.
Norman Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murad Tursunboev.
Young rushes Tursunboev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Tursunboev.
Tursunboev stops a takedown attempt from Young.
Young tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tursunboev has him pressed against the cage.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Tursunboev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tursunboev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tursunboev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Tursunboev tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a head kick but Tursunboev moves out of range.
Young tries for a takedown but Tursunboev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Young is breathing heavily.
Tursunboev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Young is working away from the top position though.
Tursunboev actively working from the bottom here.
Tursunboev gets full guard.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tursunboev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tursunboev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Tursunboev any problems.
Young pulls Tursunboev in close to prevent any damage.
Tursunboev gets to his feet. Young looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tursunboev looks to clinch
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Tursunboev on that attempt.
Tursunboev has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tursunboev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tursunboev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tursunboev misses with a takedown
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Tursunboev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tursunboev misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tursunboev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Tursunboev persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Tursunboev misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Tursunboev backing up. Tursunboev nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young stuffs the takedown.
Norman Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murad Tursunboev.
Tursunboev is looking to clinch.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tursunboev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Tursunboev in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tursunboev looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Tursunboev blocks an elbow strike.
Young pulls Tursunboev into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tursunboev wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Tursunboev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tursunboev looking to sit in guard and control but Young gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Young is looking to pass into half guard but Tursunboev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tursunboev is in guard.
Tursunboev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tursunboev throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Tursunboev postures up.
Young working for a triangle but Tursunboev defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tursunboev wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Tursunboev is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tursunboev stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Tursunboev wants to stand but Young has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Young throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Tursunboev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Young 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young gets to his feet. Tursunboev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tursunboev tries to clinch up.
Tursunboev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Tursunboev shoots in but no luck this time.
Tursunboev shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young misses with a takedown
and Tursunboev counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Tursunboev to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tursunboev shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tursunboev doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Tursunboev throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Young dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tursunboev misses with a few strikes there.
Young drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tursunboev sprawls and moves away.
Young has Tursunboev up against the cage in a clinch.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Tursunboev.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norman Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tursunboev is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Tursunboev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tursunboev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tursunboev tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tursunboev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tursunboev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Norman Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murad Tursunboev.
Tursunboev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tursunboev can do to turn this around?
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tursunboev.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Tursunboev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tursunboev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tursunboev gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Young was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tursunboev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young tries to clinch there but Tursunboev circles away.
Young shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tursunboev pinned against the cage. Tursunboev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tursunboev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Tursunboev with that takedown attempt.
Young looks to land a combination but Tursunboev avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tursunboev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tursunboev shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tursunboev moves out of range easily.
Tursunboev 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.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Tursunboev.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tursunboev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tursunboev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tursunboev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tursunboev is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young is trying to stall.
Young looking to stall.
Norman Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tursunboev jumps guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young stands and steps away. Tursunboev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Murad Tursunboev 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.
Tursunboev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi 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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RATING
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