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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Norton (ranked 4731 p4p, 4537 weight class) and Umut Dayar (ranked 424 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Norton!
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, Umut Dayar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton works over Dayar's head and body with a nice combination.
Norton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norton.
Norton lands an elbow inside.
Norton has clasped his hands together around Dayar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayar keeps working.
Dayar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Norton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Norton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Norton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dayar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayar keeps working.
Norton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dayar is looking to reverse the position.
Norton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dayar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Norton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dayar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Norton wants to control but Dayar is keeping him busy.
Dayar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Norton.
Norton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton lands some shots froms side control.
Norton working away.
Norton is staying tight to Dayar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Norton trying to control the action but Dayar is working from the bottom.
Norton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Norton crashes against the mat.
Norton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dayar is letting Norton control him for a moment.
Norton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dayar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Norton scoring with punches and elbows.
Norton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Norton trying to control the position but Dayar is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dayar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dayar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Norton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dayar taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Norton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayar keeps working.
Norton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Norton trying to control the position but Dayar is working away.
Norton is working Dayar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Norton lands an elbow.
Dayar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norton scoring with punches from side control.
Norton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dayar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Norton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dayar some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to control but Dayar is keeping him busy.
Norton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dayar down.
Sloppy strikes there by Norton.
Sloppy strikes there by Norton.
Norton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dayar keeps working.
Norton lands a few punches from side control.
Norton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dayar has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dayar is not content to let Norton control the position.
Norton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dayar some visible discomfort.
Norton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dayar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Norton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dayar has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Norton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dayar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dayar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Umut Dayar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dayar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norton lands an overhand right.
Norton lands the left hand.
Dayar shoots in and drives through. Norton sprawls well.
Dayar has a takedown stuffed.
Norton clinches up with Dayar and pushes him back against the cage.
Norton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dayar's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norton digs a right hand underneath Dayar's ribcage. Dayar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dayar is breathing heavily.
Norton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norton lands an elbow inside.
Norton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dayar can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton lands a nice uppercut.
Norton lands an elbow just above Dayar 's eye.
Norton gets through Dayar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayar tries to break free but Norton pushes him back against the cage.
Norton scores with a shot to the side of Dayar's head.
Norton drags the fight down to the ground.
Norton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dayar can't break the clinch.
Norton breaks from the clinch.
Dayar swinging wildly here.
Dayar dives in and grabs Norton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norton pushes down on Dayar's head and hops out.
Chandler Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umut Dayar.
Norton throws a combination. Dayar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oooooh!!! Norton has knocked Dayar down with a huge combo! Norton steps away and waves a wobbly Dayar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dayar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton connects with a body shot that sends Dayar's belly button to the back.
Dayar is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Norton is pawing at Dayar, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Dayar's nose. Dayar is badly hurt! Norton pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Dayar tries desperately to hold on but Norton is relentless in his assault! As Dayar receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Norton away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chandler Norton!
A victorious Chandler Norton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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