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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Tobin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen Scorpions - The Zoo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tobin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young is looking to score with low kicks.
James Tobin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tobin connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Tobin moves out of range of the strikes.
Tobin moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tobin.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Young misses with a kick to the body.
Tobin misses with a hook.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tobin moves out of range easily.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tobin.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tobin.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Tobin.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tobin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tobin moves out of range easily.
Tobin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tobin lands with a hook. Young tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young cracks the inside of Tobin's front leg.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a low kick.
Tobin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tobin thows a body shot but no joy.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tobin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Young is rocked!
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tobin.
A combination from Tobin does no damage.
Young throws a series of punches but Tobin moves out of range.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Tobin's head back.
Young keeps Tobin at a distance using the push kick.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tobin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Tobin down.
Tobin is looking to clinch.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Tobin wants to clinch.
Young darts in trying to clinch
and Tobin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tobin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tobin throws a leg kick
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tobin's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tobin throws out the jab.
Nice body kick from Young.
Young throws a body punch but Tobin moves out of range.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tobin moved away.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tobin throws out the jab.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tobin throws out the jab.
Young scores with a jab. Tobin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tobin throws a hook but Young blocks it.
A cross from Young lands.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young looks for the body kick but Tobin saw that one coming.
Young lands a head kick. Tobin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tobin.
Young throws a head kick but Tobin moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tobin misses its intended target.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tobin if he has to take too many more of those.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tobin throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tobin thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tobin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tobin. That did some damage!
Tobin rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Tobin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tobin is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tobin blocks an uppercut.
Young lands a body punch.
Tobin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tobin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tobin blocks a body shot from Young.
Tobin struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tobin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tobin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tobin blocks an elbow strike.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tobin.
Tobin is breathing heavily.
Tobin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tobin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Tobin would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James Tobin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws a front kick that sends Tobin stumbling back into the cage.
Tobin throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Tobin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Young!
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tobin's calf.
Tobin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young delivers a nice body kick.
Jake Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young keeps Tobin at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tobin drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tobin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young stuns Tobin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young is looking to slow Tobin down with leg kicks.
Young cracks the inside of Tobin's front leg.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young tries to clinch up.
Tobin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young cracks Tobin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tobin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tobin's calf.
Young throws a front kick that sends Tobin stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Young lands but Tobin takes it in his stride.
Young misses with the combination.
Tobin moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tobin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Young closes the distance but Tobin moves to the side
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Young throws a head kick but Tobin moves out of range.
Young lands a high kick!
Young throws a leg kick which misses Tobin's front leg but catches the back leg as Tobin tries to avoid it.
Tobin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tobin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Young.
Tobin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a head kick.
Tobin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tobin.
Tobin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Tobin 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Tobin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Young can pounce on him.
Young misses with a body kick.
Tobin drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tobin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young connects with a right hand. Tobin shakes it off.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tobin thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a good low kick that Tobin was not able to check.
Tobin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tobin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tobin moves out of range easily.
Tobin tries to clinch but Young moves away
and Young counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young slips under a jab from Tobin.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tobin moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tobin.
Nice body kick there by Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Tobin off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Tobin misses the target.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Young slips under a jab from Tobin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tobin dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Tobin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tobin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Tobin misses.
Young gets a clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tobin blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tobin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Young.
Tobin taking a breather.
Tobin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tobin's brow.
Young blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Tobin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tobin fails to land.
Tobin stalls.
Good body shot from Young.
Tobin prevents a body shot from Young.
Tobin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tobin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tobin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Young fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tobin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Tobin down.
A solid body kick from Young.
Left hook, right uppercut from Young.
Nice body kick from Young.
Tobin throws a lazy body kick
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands a head kick. Tobin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tobin will feel that in the morning.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Tobin gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young digs a right hand into Tobin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tobin's gas tank.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tobin's face.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young digs a right hand underneath Tobin's ribcage. Tobin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tobin has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young works on Tobin's body with a couple of short punches.
Young digs a right hand into Tobin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tobin's gas tank.
Young pushes Tobin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tobin is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tobin into the cage.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young lands a body punch.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Young stalling in the clinch but Tobin improves position.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Young as the two fighters clinch.
Young lands a body punch.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young lands a shot to the body.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Tobin avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Tobin misses with some punches.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Tobin backwards.
Young lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Tobin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Tobin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tobin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tobin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tobin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Tobin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young pushes Tobin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tobin is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James Tobin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tobin up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tobin.
Tobin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tobin lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young pushes Tobin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tobin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tobin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!
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