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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between alberto borges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, alberto borges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Young!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by borges.
borges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
borges manages to get back to half guard.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but borges keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
borges trying to control but Young postures up.
Young wants to take a breather but borges is having none of it.
borges wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
borges has one foot on Young's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
borges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
borges wants to clinch but Young slips to the side
and Young counters by clinching up.
borges tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young wants to stall.
borges tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
borges wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but borges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young misses with an uppercut.
borges takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
borges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
borges throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
borges darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young.
borges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but borges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
borges trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
borges drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick borges off! borges jumps back into Young's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
borges thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
borges is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
borges closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a nice double leg into guard.
borges looking for a sweep. Not yet borges, not yet.
Young prevents borges from getting back to his feet.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Young wants to get up but he can't break borges's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young trying to control but borges is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
borges looking for a sweep. Not yet borges, not yet.
borges is pulling down on Young's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
borges works the jab nicely.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
alberto borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Young.
borges tries to clinch
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
borges is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
borges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Young smiles and moves away.
borges darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young trying to control but borges is working from the bottom.
Young wants to pass the guard but borges is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Young dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from borges as Young shoots in.
Young rushes borges and presses him up against the cage.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
borges rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but borges moves away
and borges counters with a nice uppercut.
borges is looking to clinch.
borges connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and borges counters with a nice uppercut.
alberto borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Young.
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
borges is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag borges down to the mat. borges avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
borges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Young is breathing heavily.
borges clinches.
borges drags the fight down to the ground.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
borges manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
borges has hold of Young's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Young manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with borges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
borges looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
borges looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to reverse the position but borges maintains control.
Young tries to hold on but borges postures up.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Young is squirming around, avoiding borges's attempts to control the action.
borges avoids the attempt from Young to control.
borges is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Young can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
borges is thwarting Young's attempts to control the position.
Young tries to roll over but borges keeps him under control.
borges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Young is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
borges is trying to control. Young wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rick Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
borges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
alberto borges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young shoots and misses
and borges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but borges is just out of range.
borges leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Young is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
alberto borges dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
borges misses with a looping left.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young shoots in but borges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Young.
borges is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
borges sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
borges is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. borges manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
borges pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Young's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
borges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Young's guard.
borges trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. borges is aware though and is defending well.
Young scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Young wants to get back to his feet but borges is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Young wants to sweep here but borges controlling him for the moment.
borges drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and borges jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Young lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for borges!
That's two 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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as borges is looking to escape.
Young is looking to stand but Young has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
borges manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Young is keen to just control but borges is a slippery customer.
Young wants to stand but borges has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
borges regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
borges uses the cage to get back to his feet.
borges closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
borges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? borges is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, borges circles away and we're back to standing.
alberto borges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Young.
borges tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Young counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
borges keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but borges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young being controlled here momentarily.
Young wants to control from the top but borges keeps moving.
borges pulls Young in close to his closed guard and prevents Young from doing any damage or advancing position.
Young landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Young.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Young!
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