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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 1636 p4p, 1712 weight class) and Tomas Rumiantsev (ranked 129 p4p, 133 weight class). Eddie Young could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomas Rumiantsev's chin.
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170 cm
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7 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Rumiantsev!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young lands with a hook. Rumiantsev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rumiantsev digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Rumiantsev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Rumiantsev finds it's target.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumiantsev scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young missing with a left hand there. Rumiantsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Rumiantsev's head.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumiantsev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumiantsev misses with a body shot.
Rumiantsev throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young lands the left hand.
Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Young.
Rumiantsev is rocked!
The fighters circling - Rumiantsev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumiantsev is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Rumiantsev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rumiantsev seems to have recovered his senses.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rumiantsev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rumiantsev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rumiantsev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Rumiantsev scoring with punches and elbows.
Rumiantsev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rumiantsev lands a few punches from side control.
Rumiantsev tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rumiantsev tries to score with some ground and pound. Young controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rumiantsev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rumiantsev in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rumiantsev is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
Rumiantsev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Young has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rumiantsev but great work by Young.
Rumiantsev is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Young is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rumiantsev is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
Rumiantsev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev gets back to half guard.
Rumiantsev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Young pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young decides to stand and escape the position.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumiantsev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rumiantsev won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Rumiantsev throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Rumiantsev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rumiantsev wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Young avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rumiantsev.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev is working for a kimura but Young is defending it quite comfortably.
Rumiantsev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rumiantsev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rumiantsev tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Rumiantsev works his way into full mount!
Rumiantsev working Young over with strikes here.
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!
Rumiantsev cracks Young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Rumiantsev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumiantsev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumiantsev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young tries to land a leg kick but Rumiantsev saw it coming and moves away.
Rumiantsev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rumiantsev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumiantsev takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
As Rumiantsev looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Rumiantsev just gets out of the way.
Young misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumiantsev.
Young throws a low kick but Rumiantsev avoids it.
Rumiantsev feints the counter takedown.
Rumiantsev defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eddie Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rumiantsev.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Rumiantsev's front leg but catches the back leg as Rumiantsev tries to avoid it.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Rumiantsev slips the punch.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Rumiantsev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rumiantsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rumiantsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Rumiantsev lands a shot to the body.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Rumiantsev counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumiantsev tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Rumiantsev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Young pushes Rumiantsev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rumiantsev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rumiantsev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rumiantsev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Young defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Rumiantsev crashes against the mat.
Young prevents Rumiantsev from moving into mount.
Rumiantsev lands an elbow.
Rumiantsev swings around for an armbar but Young sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rumiantsev's guard.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Rumiantsev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rumiantsev working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Rumiantsev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Rumiantsev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rumiantsev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Young can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rumiantsev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rumiantsev is looking for a triangle here but Young uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tomas Rumiantsev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rumiantsev tries to buck Young off but Young is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tomas Rumiantsev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
That kick from Young tenderised Rumiantsev's leg. Rumiantsev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rumiantsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumiantsev.
Young throws a solid leg kick but Rumiantsev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Young.
Rumiantsev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Young defends it well.
Rumiantsev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rumiantsev.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumiantsev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumiantsev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Rumiantsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rumiantsev lands a head shot.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rumiantsev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Eddie Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rumiantsev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rumiantsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Rumiantsev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young throws a body punch but Rumiantsev moves out of range.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Rumiantsev's head back.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomas Rumiantsev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young misses with a looping left.
Rumiantsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Rumiantsev throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rumiantsev.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rumiantsev manages to avoid it.
A big right from Young misses.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rumiantsev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Rumiantsev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rumiantsev scores with a jab to the head.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rumiantsev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev is looking for the big counter here.
Young misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rumiantsev with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.
Rumiantsev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Rumiantsev scores with a nice right hand.
Rumiantsev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a body shot.
Rumiantsev with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.
Rumiantsev clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Rumiantsev won't allow it.
Young is trying to break free.
Rumiantsev lands a nice uppercut.
Young breaks the clinch.
Eddie Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rumiantsev 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Rumiantsev!
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energy
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