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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 4515 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bagov (ranked 3812 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent 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
35 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Bagov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagov moves out of range of the strikes.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bagov throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Bagov shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young misses the jab.
Bagov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bagov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bagov closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Bagov pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a hook.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young looks to land a right hand but Bagov moved out of range.
Young connects with a body shot.
Young punishes Bagov's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ernst Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Bagov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov moves out of range as Young strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bagov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young blocks a jab.
Young connects with a right hand. Bagov shakes it off.
Ernst Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bagov moves away from the strike by Young.
Nice defenses there by Bagov.
Bagov avoids the head kick by Young.
Bagov looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Bagov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bagov throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Bagov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Young.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagov throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Bagov misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Young avoids the body shot from Bagov.
Young looks to land a left hand but Bagov moved out of range nicely.
Bagov drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bagov throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bagov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
Bagov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bagov forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Bagov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Bagov blocks an uppercut.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Bagov controls the action.
Bagov scores with a shoulder strike.
Bagov lands with a right to the head.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents a body shot from Bagov.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Bagov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bagov pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bagov.
Bagov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bagov.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Bagov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bagovs head.
Bagov working aggressively here.
Bagov taking a breather.
Bagov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bagov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Bagov controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov blocking some punches.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with an uppercut. Bagov saw that one coming.
Bagov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Bagov lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ali Bagov has been cut.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young throws a body shot but no joy.
Young works the jab nicely.
Bagov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bagov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bagov is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Bagov into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Bagov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young clobbers Bagov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bagov throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bagov misses its intended target.
Bagov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Bagov staying out of range there.
Bagov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bagov lands a really nice looking cross but Young seems unphased.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagov throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young moves into range and clinches up with Bagov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Bagov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagov tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bagov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Bagov controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bagov fails to land.
Come on Bagov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young working aggressively here.
Bagov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Bagov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bagov lands a body shot.
Bagov has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bagov misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagov.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Bagov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagov can do to turn this around?
Young missing with a left hand there. Bagov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bagov misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bagov misses with a right hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Bagov blocks the body kick.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bagov moves into the clinch.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Bagov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bagov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young works on Bagov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bagov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bagov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Bagov.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young is leaning against Bagov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bagov is breathing heavily.
Bagov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bagov misses with a punch on the inside.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bagov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bagov.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Bagov misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Ernst Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bagov takes a shot to the head.
Young lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bagov backwards.
Bagov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov looking to slow down the pace here.
Bagov is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bagov seems to have recovered his senses.
Young pushes Bagov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bagov.
A short uppercut from Bagov.
Bagov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bagov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Young regains guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Young manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young blocking some punches.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Bagov controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bagov.
Bagov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bagov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernst Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ali Bagov's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A swing and a miss from Bagov.
Bagov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagov.
Bagov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bagov gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Bagov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bagov looking for a takedown.
Bagov scores with a shoulder strike.
Bagov trying to stall but Young improves his position.
Young working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bagov.
Young digs a right hand underneath Bagov's ribcage. Bagov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bagov prevents a body shot from Young.
Bagov is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bagov has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands a shoulder strike.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bagov backwards.
A short right from Bagov on the inside.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bagov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Young to the mat. Young regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young wants to get back to his feet but Bagov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bagov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov preventing the sweep.
Bagov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bagov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagov prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagov is fighting to break Young's control of his arms but Young is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young misses with an uppercut. Bagov saw that one coming.
Bagov feints the counter takedown.
Ali Bagov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young slips a jab from Bagov.
Bagov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bagov digs a good hook to Young's body.
Bagov throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Bagov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bagov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Bagov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Young.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bagov.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bagov misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Young tenderised Bagov's leg. Bagov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagov throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bagov throws a low kick but Young avoids it.
Bagov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Bagov misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Young tenderised Bagov's leg. Bagov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bagov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Young.
Young feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bagovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Bagov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagov just misses with a punch to the body.
Young connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bagov stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bagov misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagov gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
Bagov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young controlling Bagov's posture.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernst Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernst Young!
A relieved looking Ernst Young thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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