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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to move into range but an moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ming Young has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by an. That's going to slow Young down.
Young misses with an uppercut
and an counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
an ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
an uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young throws the left hand but an avoids the punch easily.
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract an.
an is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
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!
an swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before an has time to react.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling an to counter with a crisp jab.
an thumps Young with a low kick.
an swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
an throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
an throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Young misses with a looping left.
an feints a jab promting Young to slip. an then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice shot by an.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
an shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for an.
A big right from Young misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
an fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Young misses with a hook.
Young might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
an shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
an looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Young pulls an in close to prevent any damage.
an postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young has his hands on an's head, controlling the position.
Young wants to sweep here but an controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young pushes an off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
an throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young misses with a right hand
and an counters with a stiff right hand.
Young feints and as an raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
an manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is working to get back to half guard.
an is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Young can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
an controlling the position easily from mount.
Young tries to lock up and control but an gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control an kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
an throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
an raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young is looking to improve his position but an isn't that keen on the idea.
an working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al an dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
an shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
an lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
an connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Ming Young's cut even more.
Al an is winning the standup battle so far.
an chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract an.
an connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
an walks into a jab.
an uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
an moves out of range as Young strikes.
an ducks under a wild hook from Young.
an slips under a jab from Young.
an missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and an counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
an jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Ming Young's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young misses with a hook.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
an scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
an connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Young to the floor! an dives in looking for the finish!
Young is rocked!
Young is looking for a sweep. an is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young is still in real trouble! Can an finish him?
an lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
an is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Al an overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
an missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an passes into side control, despite Young's attempt to control the position.
an looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but an wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Young controls the position for a moment.
an 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.
an looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.
an sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Young manages to work his way to half guard, despite an's best efforts.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from an.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
an thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to get back to full guard here but an has managed to pass to side control instead.
Young struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked an off and has taken his back!
an wants to control his opponent's hands but Young gets his hands free.
Young is punishing an with some ground and pound.
an covering up well and avoiding damage.
Young misses with an elbow to the head.
Young misses with punches from the back.
Young keeps control of the position as an tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
an rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
an keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
an on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
an wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
an is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ground and pound from Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Al an will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ming Young's cut.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A shot to the body from Young misses
and an counters with a nice leg kick.
Young avoids the body shot from an.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Young misses with a left hand
and an counters with a low kick, right behind Young 's knee.
Young looks to throw the jab but an is out of range.
an shoots in but no luck this time.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by an.
Young jabs at an's body.
Young lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Young misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an moves out of range of the strikes.
an lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
an changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but an manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young looks to land a right hand but an moved out of range.
Young misses with an uppercut.
an closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al an. That's going to take a lot out of him.
an ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
an takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young misses with a straight left.
Young misses with a hook
and an counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young checks a leg kick nicely.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws a hook but an blocks it.
Young moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
an slips under a jab from Young.
an pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
an takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but an moved out of range.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
an is rocked!
Young avoids the attempt from an to control.
an working to try and regain half guard.
an tries to lock up and control but Young gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young avoids the attempt from an to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a head shot.
an is working to get back to half guard.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
an is working to get back to half guard.
an in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
an is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think an has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ming Young!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Al an!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ming Young!
Ming Young wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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