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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viper Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Don Trip-Feelin like mike. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viper Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prince or perhaps it was just good defense by Young, which made it look bad.
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prince attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prince tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prince to the ground. Prince escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Prince thumps Young with a low kick.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a double jab.
Prince shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young tries to clinch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Prince manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Prince.
Prince tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Prince's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Young.
No luck for Prince with that takedown attempt.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Young throws a series of punches but Prince moves out of range.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young misses with a double jab.
Prince looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young pushes Prince up against the cage in a clinch.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prince uses from the top position.
Young controls Prince momentarily but Prince frees himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prince won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Prince throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Prince really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prince postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Prince has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prince is controlling him.
Prince throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Prince throwing strikes but missing.
Prince will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prince trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prince throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Prince is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raymond Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Prince moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Young misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prince.
Young lands a two punch combo.
Prince throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Prince avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raymond Young will probably get the nod.
That's time! Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prince shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young checks the leg kick nicely there.
Young stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young manages to pull guard.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young is trying to keep Prince in close.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Prince.
Prince in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Prince working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Prince throws a big right hand that misses.
Young has Prince pulled in close to control his posture.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince chips away with some ground and pound.
Young seems keen to control Prince's posture.
Prince wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Young is trying to keep Prince in close.
Young wants to stand up but Prince is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Raymond Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Raymond Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Prince misses with the combination.
Prince looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young throws a wild body kick that Prince sees coming a mile off.
Prince throws a combination that misses
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prince circles away.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Prince darts in looking for a takedown but Young gets double underhooks and turns Prince into the cage.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young darts in and clinches Prince up against the cage.
Prince is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prince.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Prince shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prince blocks it with crossed arms.
Young is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Viper Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prince gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Young closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Prince did well to prevent Young getting side control.
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 trying to pass the guard but Prince defending well.
Young perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Young working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raymond Young wasn't active enough on the ground.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Prince or perhaps it was just good defense by Young, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Prince. No joy for Young on that attempt.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prince.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond 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!
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Young duly obliges.
Prince closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Prince pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Prince sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prince shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince goes for a double leg but Young avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Young continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Prince blocks the leg kick.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Prince blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Prince pivots, looking for a leg kick but Young is out of range and Prince settles back down.
Young lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Prince as Young shoots in.
Prince moves away from the strike by Young.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prince wants to break free but Young has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prince uses from the top position.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viper Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince scoring with some ground and pound.
Prince throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Prince defends easily.
Prince tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Prince throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young tries to strike from the bottom.
Prince with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prince stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young has Prince pulled in close to control his posture.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prince is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Prince working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Prince is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raymond Young.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young looks to land a combination but Prince avoids it well.
Young goes for a double leg but Prince avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Prince continues to drive forward.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Prince has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Raymond Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viper Prince.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Young!
Raymond Young thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Viper Prince spoke after the fight, saying 'Guess the gods chose it to be the other guys night.'.
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