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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
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222 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra slips a jab from Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Ra gets a clinch.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young misses with some punches.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ra lands an uppercut.
Young misses with the head strike.
Ra connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Ra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Ra throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ra prevents a body shot from Young.
Ra is pushing Young up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Young.
Young lands a left hand.
Ra blocks a body shot from Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young lands an uppercut.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra takes a shot to the head.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra lands a shot to the body.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young presses Ra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ra's elbow.
Ra blocking some punches.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ra.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands a left hand.
Ra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Sun God Ra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ra throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Ra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Young!
The strikes coming from Ra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Ra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.
Ra working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Ra cracks Young with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra working away.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Ra drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra cracks Young with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Young is looking for a sweep.
Ra tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ra scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Ra.
Young looks to move to half guard but instead Ra has passed into mount! Damn!
Ra looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.
Ra lands a nice shot to the head.
Ra raining down shots from the mount!
Ra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Young because Ra loaded up on that one.
Ra lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a big shot there that rocks Young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ra throwing strikes here but Young is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The Sun God Ra has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Ra.
Ra landing punches.
We've been informed that Ra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ra unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Ra looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Young sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Young is not content to let Ra control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ra throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Young is staying active underneath Ra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Young to regain full guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Young holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to sweep here but Ra controlling him for the moment.
Young is controlling Ra's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sun God Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ra tries to clinch but Young moves away
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young slips under a jab from Ra.
Young missing with a left hand there. Ra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ra tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young slips a jab from Ra.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Ra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Ra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Young defending well as Ra loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra misses with the combination.
Ra swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young tests Ra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Young lands.
Ra wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Ra lands an overhand right.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Young blocks a jab.
Ra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ra jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Sun God Ra 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.
Young connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
And Ra tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young misses with a looping left.
Ra missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ra defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Ra is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ra throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Ra does no damage.
Ra throws a combination that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Ra lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ra throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ra does it's job there.
Ra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but Ra moved out of range.
Ra throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young cracks Ra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Ra misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Ra closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a straight left.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ra misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Ra's head back.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Young dodges the punch combination from Ra.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Ra.
Ra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Ra tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
Ra cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Ra had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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