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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akeem Lew (ranked 5658 p4p, 24479 weight class) and Danny Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lew has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Danny Young has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165
0 - 1 - 0 |
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182
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akeem Lew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Young!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lew shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lew fails with a takedown attempt.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lew counters with a single leg into guard. Young didn't expect that.
Lew throws a big right hand that misses.
Lew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lew lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Young is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lew presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lew avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young digs a right hand underneath Lew's ribcage. Lew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lew is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young tries a knee to the head but Lew blocks it.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Lew's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeem Lew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lew drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Young clinches.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danny Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young punishes Lew's body with a nice straight punch.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Young finds it's way through Lew's defenses.
Young misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Young misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Lew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Lew dodges the punch combination from Young.
Danny Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young forces Lew back against the cage and clinches.
Lew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lew tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lew darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Lew into the cage.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lew swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Young dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young moves in looking to clinch but Lew pushes him off.
Akeem Lew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Lew circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Lew circles away and keeps his distance.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young presses Lew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
I was talking to Lew's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Danny Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young rushes Lew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lew avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lew slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Nice defenses there by Lew.
Lew fails to land the takedown.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
Young breaks the clinch.
Lew ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Young tries to clinch but Lew moves out of range.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Young lands but Lew takes it in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lew dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Lew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lew paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young tries to clinch but Lew moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young cracks Lew with a nice body shot.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lew keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Lew takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young wants to clinch.
Lew tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Danny Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lew keeps the fight on the outside.
Young has Lew up against the cage in a clinch.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lew avoids it.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lew or not.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Lew in a clinch.
Young lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Lew.
Lew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young is looking to clinch but Lew is avoiding it.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lew tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young is trying to break free.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Lew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Lew feinted with a counter takedown.
Lew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young pushes Lew up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Lew is just out of range.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lew slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young has Lew up against the cage in a clinch.
Lew is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Lew blocks with his arms.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lew.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lew manages to avoid it.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Lew in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young throws a series of punches but Lew moves out of range.
Lew throwing a counter right hand but Young manages to avoid it.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young is looking to clinch.
Akeem Lew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside that Lew shrugs off.
Lew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeem Lew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Young winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Young!
A victorious Danny Young thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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