Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2024

#R1#
DC has his takedown stuffed#KD2#
and Young counters with a nice right hand that sends DC toppling to the canvas! DC scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Young finish him?!#CUT2#It looks like Daniel DC has been cut.
DC looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young moves in close and cracks DC with a massive right hand! DC, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Young!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Young!
The defeated Daniel DC had this to say: 'Learn, grow and come back stronger. I will return'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
en lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
en scores with a jab.
en looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
en's corner calls for a 1-2. en obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
en misses with a wild combination.
en misses with a wild combination.
en misses with a jab, cross combination.
en throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
en throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
en lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from en.
en tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
en moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from en.
en walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
en moves out of range as Young strikes.
en scores with a nice right hand.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
en connects with a nice looking jab.
en bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
en scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Staan en seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
en stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
en throws a shot to the body. #T2#
A combination from en does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
en lands a jab to the head.
en is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
en lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
en lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. en catches Young right on the button with a cross.
en connects with a single shot there.
en is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Young had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
en uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Young slips a jab and a cross from en.
Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
en scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Young slips a jab and a cross from en.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
en connects with a jab.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from en.
en swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
en is working the combinations to good effect here.
Some wild striking there from en.
A combination from en does no damage.
en cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
en listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. en darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling en to score with a decent uppercut.
en scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
en lands a jab-cross combination.
en throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
en takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
en jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by en.
en fails to land with a series of punches.
Young is looking to counter punch.
en throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
en throws a shot to the body.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
en jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Staan en dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
en throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
en connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from en misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Young might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
en closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot by en.
en uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
en shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Young eats them both and turns towards en to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
en ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
en has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young dodges the punch combination from en.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
en looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice straight punches there by Young. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Young.#T1#
en lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young throwing a counter right hand but en manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Young.
en scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
en works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
en misses with a few strikes there.
en fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
en takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
en swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
en displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Young has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
en misses with a combination
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Nice shot lands for en.
en lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Staan en is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
en looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
en throws an ugly left hook that misses
and en takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
en misses the shot to the body.
en lands a jab.
en connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
en stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
en throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
en lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
en lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
en throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
en lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Staan en seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from en.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from en finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from en.
en misses with a double jab.
en swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
en misses with a wild combination. #T4#
en throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
en ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
en connects with a looping right hand.
en falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
en throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Young scores with a hook.
en lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
en bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from en.
en will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Staan en 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! This is the final round!#R3#
en keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Nice uppercut lands for en. That snapped Young's head back.
A swing and a miss from Young.
en looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
en looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
en closes the distance and lands a one-two.
en uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
en scores with a nice strike.
en with a nice cross.
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!
en scores with a one two! Young had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for en, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
en keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.#T1#
Nice cross by en.
No joy there for en, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - en coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - en scores with a four punch combination!
en moves out of range as Young strikes.
en scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from en does no damage.
en misses with a double jab.
en misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
en misses with a combination
and Young counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Jab by en.
en throws a one two combo.
Young slips under a jab from en.
en throws a poor cross that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
en scores with a three punch combo!
en throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Young misses with a straight left.
en will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
en throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
en moves away from the strike by Young. #T3#
Danga de danga de dang - en scores with a four punch combination!
en throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young is looking to counter punch.
No joy there for en, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Young walks into a left hand.
en throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
en connects with a looping right hand.
en misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. en catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from en.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
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!
Nice cross by en.
A left lands for en.
en works the jab nicely.
en swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young throwing a counter right hand but en manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from en. Those never looked like landing.
Staan en is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
en steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
en bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
en scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
en scores with a jab to the jaw.
en scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Staan en comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well en 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Staan en!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2023

#R1#
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Benjamin moves into the clinch.#TD#
Benjamin gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Benjamin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benjamin's guard.
Benjamin has control of Young's left arm, preventing Young from doing any damage.
Young wants to control from the top but Benjamin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position.
Young trying to control but Benjamin is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benjamin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Benjamin's legs - danger averted.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benjamin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benjamin throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Benjamin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Benjamin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Benjamin slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Benjamin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Young tries to roll over but Benjamin keeps him under control.
Benjamin is pressing down on Young's thigh, looking to free his foot. Young is holding on for now.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Benjamin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benjamin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Young knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3##SUB#
Benjamin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Young doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benjamin.
Benjamin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benjamin is taking a breather. Young says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benjamin lands with a punch from half guard.
Benjamin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benjamin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young looks winded!
Benjamin is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Benjamin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolas Benjamin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Benjamin throws a lazy head kick
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Benjamin scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Benjamin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Benjamin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Young, up you get!
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Benjamin on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Young! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nickolas Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
Stan Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benjamin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nickolas Benjamin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young has momentary wrist control but Benjamin slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Benjamin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Young is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Young is breathing heavily.#SU#
Benjamin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Benjamin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benjamin lands in his opponent's guard.
Benjamin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Benjamin tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Benjamin throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Benjamin working some strikes from top position.#SU#
Benjamin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Benjamin lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back. #CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.#CL#
Benjamin closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
Benjamin 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. #TD#
Benjamin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Benjamin moves nicely into side control.
Benjamin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SU#
Benjamin stands up and beckons Young to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Benjamin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Benjamin getting side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nickolas Benjamin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stan Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Benjamin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young letting Benjamin take a breather here.#BC#
Benjamin manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Benjamin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benjamin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #TD#
Benjamin manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin wants to hit a sweep here but Young passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Benjamin there!
Benjamin is trying to escape the mount. #T1#
Benjamin is working hard here to advance position.
Benjamin tries to control the position but Young now has his back.
Benjamin trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Young tightening his grip on Benjamin, looking for the choke.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young is hanging on to Benjamin's back as he tries to escape. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benjamin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Young.
Benjamin is in bad spot here.
Benjamin needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Young avoiding Benjamin 's attempts to control his hands.
Benjamin looking to control the position.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3#
Benjamin is trying to break free.
Young avoiding Benjamin 's attempts to control his hands.
Benjamin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Young is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Benjamin tries to escape the position.
Young struggling to keep hold of the position.
I really don't envy Benjamin right now. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benjamin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Benjamin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Benjamin needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Young gets his hands free as Benjamin looks to control. #ES#
Benjamin manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position. #TD#
Benjamin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benjamin working Young over with strikes.

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 Nickolas Benjamin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benjamin, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Benjamin!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2023

#R1##CL2#
James rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James has Young pushed against the cage.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Arlo James has been cut.
James ducks under a wild hook from Young.
James throws a shot to the body. #T1#
James ducks under a wild hook from Young.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young misses with a left hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James throws a good cross that connects.
Stan Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James working Young over with strikes.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Young!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James landing shots from mount.
James throwing strikes here but Young is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Young is breathing heavily.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James controlling his opponent.
James thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T3#
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James landing shots from mount.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James dominating with strikes here.
James raining down hammerfists from mount.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Young's face.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James landing punches. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow. #SUB2#
James working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Young looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by James! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arlo James!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2023

#R1#
Young throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Ruvik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Young won't be happy with that.
Young tries to buck Ruvik off but Ruvik is having none of it.
Ruvik working away.
Ruvik just content to control the position.
Ruvik advances nicely into full mount.
Ruvik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T1#
Ruvik takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruvik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruvik content just to control the position here. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ruvik with a couple of short strikes.
Young really wants to buck Ruvik off and get back to his feet.
Ruvik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ruvik controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Ruvik might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ruvik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Young is looking to improve his position but Ruvik isn't that keen on the idea.
Young is breathing heavily.
Ruvik controlling his opponent. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruvik is continuing to stall.
More stalling from Ruvik.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izi Ruvik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruvik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Ruvik looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Ruvik with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Izi Ruvik has been cut.
Young throws a hook but Ruvik blocks it.
No joy there for Ruvik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Ruvik scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruvik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Ruvik ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izi Ruvik.
Ruvik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T1#
Ruvik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruvik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Ruvik darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruvik gets the underhooks and prevents it. #TD2#
Ruvik pulls guard.
Ruvik keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruvik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
Young is trying to keep Ruvik in close.
Ruvik controls from within his opponent's guard.
The adventures of Ruvik the control monster continue. Boring.#T3#
Ruvik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Young's guard.
Ruvik is controlling the pace.
Izi Ruvik has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Ruvik has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Izi Ruvik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Izi Ruvik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ruvik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young scores with a jab.
Ruvik looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young throws out a loose jab but Ruvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Young misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ruvik forces Young back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Ruvik successfully pulls guard.
Ruvik has control of Young's left arm, preventing Young from doing any damage.
Ruvik keeping full guard, as Young tries to pass. #T1#
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Ruvik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ruvik passes Young's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ruvik blocks the strikes from Young.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young wants to control but Ruvik is keeping busy.
Ruvik passes to full mount! #T2#
Ruvik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Young tries to hold on but Ruvik pushes him away.
Ruvik looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ruvik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Izi Ruvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruvik 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izi Ruvik!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Bridges gets a takedown into half guard.
Bridges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Young!
Bridges lands a couple of good shots and Young has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bridges controlling the positon.
Young trying to control the action but Bridges just sinks the hooks in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Bridges scores with strikes from the back. #SUB2#
Bridges is working for a rear naked choke. Young is not defending it well and Bridges has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Young refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Young's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trevon Bridges!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2023

#R1#
Flowers throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Flowers misses with a double jab
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Jamarcus Flowers has been cut.
Young dodges the punch combination from Flowers.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flowers is holding his hands too far apart here. Young throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Flowers is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Young!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2023

#R1#
Gordeau lands with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gordeau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young throws a jab when Gordeau was well out of range.
Gordeau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gordeau tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gordeau lands a nice shot to the body.
Gordeau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #KD2#
and Young counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gordeau! Young lets Gordeau back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#It looks like Gerald Gordeau has been cut.
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 throws a lazy uppercut
and Gordeau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordeau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gordeau throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gordeau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
Gordeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gordeau.
Gordeau scores with a head kick. #T1#
Gordeau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gordeau with a jab.
Gordeau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gordeau misses with a double jab.
Gordeau lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordeau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young misses with a hook.
Gordeau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young throws out a loose jab but Gordeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerald Gordeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordeau with a nice calf kick.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Gordeau.
Young takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordeau defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Gordeau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Young's head.
Gordeau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young tests Gordeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young looks winded!
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Gordeau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gordeau lands a body shot.
Gordeau scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Gordeau lands but Young takes it in his stride. #T3#
Gordeau scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gordeau.
Gordeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
An inside leg kick lands from Gordeau. #KD#
Gordeau lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Gordeau takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Young is rocked!
Young wants to stay close but Gordeau steps back to make room for something. Young seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Gordeau and Young drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gerald Gordeau!

Event: ALLSTAR KT
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Wells cracks Young with a good jab.
Wells closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.
Wells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wells goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Wells.#KD#
Wells lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Young goes down! The ref sends Wells to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Young is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wells looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wells has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wells there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT2#It looks like Kenny Wells has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Wells lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Wells connects with the punch.
Wells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenny Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wells scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#Young is rocked!
Wells bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Wells finish him?
Young misses with a straight right.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wells takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kenny Wells!
An out of breath Kenny Wells thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Kerr Vs Guerra
Date: Oct 12, 2023

#R1#
Gordeau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.
Young takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gordeau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gordeau.
Gordeau moves out of range as Young strikes.
Gordeau scores with a hook.
Young looks to land a left hand but Gordeau moved out of range nicely.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gordeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordeau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gordeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gordeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gordeau lands with a kick to the temple. Young shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gordeau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Gordeau scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That kick from Gordeau tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gordeau.
Gordeau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Young looks winded!
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordeau throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Gordeau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T2#
Gordeau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Young crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gordeau - the referee stops the clock and Young gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gordeau. Young manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordeau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gordeau lands a high kick!
Gordeau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gordeau throws a nice head kick!
Gordeau works Young's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordeau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordeau catches Young napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Young crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Gordeau raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerald Gordeau!

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Neich Vs Joon
Date: Sep 28, 2023

#R1##CL#
Nikopolidis has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young working aggressively here.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Nikopolidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas Nikopolidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Nikopolidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikopolidis.
Young takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nikopolidis as Young tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Nikopolidis has him pressed against the ropes.
Nikopolidis is working Young over against the ropes.#BC#
Nikopolidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nikopolidis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.#T1##CL#
Nikopolidis clinches up against the ropes.
Young tries a body shot but Nikopolidis blocks it.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Nikopolidis blocks with his arms.
Young is trying to break free.
Nikopolidis lands a nice elbow.
Nikopolidis lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Nikopolidis won't allow it.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikopolidis gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.#BC#
Nikopolidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Nikopolidis clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#T2##BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch.
Nikopolidis connects with a high kick. #CL#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Nikopolidis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land. #BC#
Nikopolidis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Nikopolidis moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Nikopolidis takes the fight into the clinch.
Nikopolidis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nikopolidis blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas Nikopolidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Young's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A head kick from Nikopolidis lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Nikopolidis scores with a three punch combo! #CL#
Nikopolidis moves into the clinch.#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nikopolidis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Young.
Nikopolidis scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Nikopolidis gets a clinch. #BC#
Nikopolidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikopolidis scores with a head kick. Young tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL#
Nikopolidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikopolidis. #T1##BC#
Nikopolidis breaks from the clinch.
Nikopolidis lands a high kick!
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Nikopolidis moves into the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Nikopolidis blocks with his arms.
Young taking a breather.
Nikopolidis is stalling here.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Nikopolidis gets an underhook and turns Young into the ropes.#BC#
Nikopolidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikopolidis ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Nikopolidis throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Leonidas Nikopolidis is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Nikopolidis sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nikopolidis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.#CL#
Nikopolidis forces Young back against the ropes and clinches.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young can't break the clinch.
Nikopolidis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch.
Nikopolidis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonidas Nikopolidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Nikopolidis has Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Nikopolidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonidas Nikopolidis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stan Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Nikopolidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nikopolidis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?#BC#
Nikopolidis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young looks to throw the jab but Nikopolidis is out of range.
Nikopolidis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Nikopolidis rushes Young and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch.
Nikopolidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Nikopolidis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young cracks Nikopolidis with a nice body shot.
Nikopolidis keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Nikopolidis manages to break the clinch.
Nikopolidis thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.#T1##CL#
Nikopolidis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Nikopolidis keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nikopolidis works on Young's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Nikopolidis moves into the clinch.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikopolidis avoids the damage to the body.
Young tries to break free but Nikopolidis pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Nikopolidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Nikopolidis counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Nikopolidis to acknowledge the strikes.#CL#
Nikopolidis clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Nikopolidis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nikopolidis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young misses with a hook.#CL#
Nikopolidis moves into the clinch.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikopolidis has Young pushed against the ropes.#BC#
Nikopolidis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikopolidis moves out of range as Young strikes.
Nikopolidis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leonidas Nikopolidis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nikopolidis!

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas Nikopolidis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikopolidis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonidas Nikopolidis!
Leonidas Nikopolidis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Redfist Vs Dixon
Date: Aug 28, 2023

#R1#
Ducharme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Ducharme closes the distance and clinches.
Ducharme lands with a left to the head.
Young dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Young wants to stall.
Ducharme lands a right hand.
Ducharme lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducharme misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Bryan Ducharme has been cut.
Ducharme's corner calls for a 1-2. Ducharme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Ducharme has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ducharme is keeping busy.
Ducharme lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Ducharme stalling the fight.
Ducharme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Ducharme.
Ducharme effectively controlling the action here.
Ducharme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
I was talking to Ducharme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ducharme lands a nice uppercut.
Ducharme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Ducharme stalling in the clinch.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Ducharme is stalling here. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a looping left.#T2#
Ducharme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ducharme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ducharme misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Young counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ducharme goes down! Will Ducharme beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!#ROC2#Ducharme is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducharme throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Ducharme goes down! Will Ducharme beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stan Young!

Event: ALLSTAR KT: Locke Vs Redfist
Date: Jul 28, 2023

#R1#
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez lands with a cross.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.#CUT#It looks like Stan Young has been cut.
Ramirez stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramirez cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramirez connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.#KD#
Ramirez scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Young to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Ramirez away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Young got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#ROC#Young is rocked!
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramirez finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Young throws a big shot that misses.#T1##KD#
Ramirez connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Young onto his butt! Young bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Ramirez moves out of range as Young strikes.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Ramirez doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Young crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Young's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Ramirez!
A very excited looking Diego Ramirez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 03, 2023

#R1#
Young misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Shrute counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Shrute tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SU#
Shrute decides to stand up, so the ref orders Young to his feet.
Shrute ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Shrute changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shrute staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Shrute fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Young sprawls well initially but Shrute persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shrute is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is trying to control but Shrute manages to pass to mount!
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Young wants to control but Shrute is having none of it.
Young prevents Shrute from taking his back.#SUB#
Shrute quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Shrute but it's paid off an Young is forced to tap! Nice work by Shrute.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwight Shrute!
After the fight, Dwight Shrute was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2023

#R1#
Socippo is looking to clinch.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Socippo.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Socippo moves into the clinch.
A short left from Young. #CUT#It looks like Luther Socippo has been cut.
Socippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Socippo misses with some punches.
Socippo pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Socippo smiles and moves away.
Socippo wants to clinch
letting Young counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Socippo clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Socippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Socippo.
Young tries to pull guard but Socippo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Socippo has the dominant position.
Socippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young tries to pull guard but Socippo holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Socippo misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Socippo darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luther Socippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Socippo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Socippo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Socippo darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Socippo closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Socippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
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!
Socippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Socippo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Socippo lands a nice uppercut.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Socippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Socippo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Socippo gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Socippo fails to land.
Young can't get the takedown.
Socippo misses with some punches.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Socippo has him pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Socippo is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Socippo.
Young is breathing heavily.#T4#
Socippo lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Socippo.
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 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Socippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Socippo has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Socippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo lands a right hand.
Socippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Socippo lands a nice uppercut.
Socippo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Socippo.
Socippo misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Young has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Socippo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Socippo is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Socippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Socippo closes the distance and clinches.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Socippo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Socippo.
A nice left hand lands by Socippo.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Socippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Socippo misses with the head strike.
Socippo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Socippo working aggressively here.
Socippo misses with some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Socippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Socippo.
Socippo lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Socippo working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Socippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Socippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socippo throws a head punch that misses.
Socippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Socippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Socippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Socippo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Socippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socippo lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Socippo.
Socippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Socippo lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Socippo.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Socippo scores with a shoulder strike.
Socippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Socippo.
Socippo lands a left hand.
Socippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Socippo smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Socippo clinches up against the cage.
Socippo working aggressively here.
Socippo lands with a left to the head.
Socippo pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Socippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Socippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Socippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Socippo has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Socippo scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Young blocking some punches.
Socippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Socippo working aggressively here.
Socippo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Socippo on the inside.
Socippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Socippo on the inside.
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!
Socippo has a couple of punches blocked by Young. #T4#
Socippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Socippo scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Socippo pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Socippo.
A shot in the inside from Socippo.
Socippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Socippo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Young lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Socippo throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Socippo lands a left hand.
Socippo misses with the head strike.
Socippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Socippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Socippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Socippo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Socippo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Socippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luther Socippo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Socippo clinches.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Socippo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Socippo fails to land.
Socippo throws a head punch that misses.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Socippo.
Socippo throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Socippo.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Socippo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Socippo lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Socippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Socippo lands with a short shot to the head.
Socippo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Young. #T1#
Young blocking some punches.
Socippo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo lands with a left to the head.
Socippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Socippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young tries to pull guard but Socippo won't allow it.
Socippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Socippo scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Socippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socippo misses with some punches. #T2#
Socippo working aggressively here.
Socippo missing with knees to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Socippo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Socippo lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Socippo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Socippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Socippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo lands with a light punch inside.
Socippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Socippo.
Socippo lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Socippo.
Socippo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Socippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Socippo prevents Young from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Young is trying to break free.
Socippo gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Luther Socippo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Socippo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Socippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socippo pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Socippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Socippo misses with the head strike.
Socippo misses with some punches.
Socippo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Socippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Socippo throws a head punch that misses.
Socippo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Socippo lands a nice uppercut.
Socippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Socippo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Socippo.
Socippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Socippo lands a shoulder strike.
Socippo lands an uppercut.
Luther Socippo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Socippo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Socippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Socippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Socippo misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Socippo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Socippo 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Socippo!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 06, 2023

#R1#
Landeau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Landeau throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Monte Landeau has been cut.
Landeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young scores with a counter punch that sends Landeau to the canvas! Young smells blood - he's punishing Landeau with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Landeau has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Young!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Young looks to throw the jab but Mato is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mato.
Mato is looking for the big counter here.
Mato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mato with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Young counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Young bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mato! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC#Mato is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mato pulls Young in close to prevent any damage.
Mato is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Mato seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB2#
Mato looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Mato lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mato controls from within his opponent's guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mato is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
It looks like Mato might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Young controls Mato momentarily but Mato frees himself.
Mato is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mato chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Mato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Young throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Mato counters by moving into the clinch.
Mato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mato can't get the takedown.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryuji Mato.#TD#
Young has hold of one of Mato's legs. Mato is fighting the takedown attempt but Young gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Mato manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T4#
Young prevents the takedown attempt. #TD2#
Mato jumps guard.
Mato looks winded!
Mato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young wants to control from the top but Mato keeps moving.
Mato seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mato is on top in guard. #REVB#
Mato stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Mato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Mato closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Young's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mato sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mato is continuing to stall.
Ryuji Mato has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Young trying to control the position.
Mato showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Young working for a triangle but Mato defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mato's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head kick from Mato lands but Young takes it in his stride.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mato. #CL2#
Mato darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.#T3##TD#
Young wants the takedown. Mato is fighting it off but Young persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mato's guard against the cage.

Mato has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Young has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD#
Young jumps guard and drags Mato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mato is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4##SUB#
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mato is aware though and is defending well.
Mato controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mato shoots in but Young avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Mato has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuji Mato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Mato pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Mato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mato taking a breather.
Mato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks. #TD#
Young jumps guard and drags Mato to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Mato stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Mato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Mato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mato tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mato staying out of range there.
Mato is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Mato instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Mato gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mato in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mato works his way into full mount! #T2#
Mato takes Young's back.
Young is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mato. #SUB2#
Young showing good submission defense here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Mato is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Young is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryuji Mato!

Event: Cobra Kai: No Mercy 4
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Anderson throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.#TD2#
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Young trying to control the position. #SUB#
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Young isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks Young on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson working away.#T1#
Anderson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Young!
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Young's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #SU2#
Anderson stands up from mount. Strange move.
A big right from Young misses.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Anderson instigates a clinch. #T2##BC2#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Young get back to his feet.
Young throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Anderson shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Anderson.#T3#
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Anderson forces Young back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Anderson has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SU2#
Anderson stands up and beckons Young to join him on the feet. #TD2#
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Young is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Anderson darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.#TD2#
Anderson manages to pull guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Young wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Andres Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard. #REVB#
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Anderson any problems.
Young wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Anderson not doing much here. #T2#
Young is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.#SU2#
Anderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD2#
Anderson scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Anderson cracks Young with a solid left hand.#T3#
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SU2#
Young is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Anderson.#T4##CL2#
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Young is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young misses with a looping right.
Young blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Young tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Anderson 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! This is the final round!#R3#
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Andres Anderson has been cut.
Anderson moves out of range as Young strikes.
Andres Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Anderson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#Anderson is rocked!
Stan Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Anderson limp body while Young jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Young!
Andres Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for the support. I'll work harder than ever to come back stronger.'.

Event: Cobra Kai: No Mercy 1
Date: Mar 04, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Raymond scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Raymond looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#SUB#
Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raymond defends it easily.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raymond on the ground.#SUB#
Young escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raymond gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Young can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raymond controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Young is looking to stand up but Raymond isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Raymond showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Young trying to strike off his back. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raymond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#TD2#
Raymond feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Raymond trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is trying to keep Raymond in close. #T2#
Young is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Raymond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Raymond drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Raymond off! Raymond jumps back into Young's guard.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raymond is controlling him. #SUB#
Young looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Young wants to control but Raymond passes easily into half guard.
Raymond slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.#SUB2#
Raymond in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Young tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Raymond!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Raymond!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2023

#R1#
Ta Manu Hiri cracks Young with a good jab.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amiri Ta Manu Hiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Ta Manu Hiri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ta Manu Hiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Ta Manu Hiri clinches with his opponent.
The referee calls for Ta Manu Hiri to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Ta Manu Hiri. #TD#
Young pulls Ta Manu Hiri into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Young is striking from the bottom but Ta Manu Hiri uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Young trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ta Manu Hiri content just to control the position here. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Young tries to hold on but Ta Manu Hiri postures up.
Ta Manu Hiri controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ta Manu Hiri's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Young keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Young wants to try and get back to his feet.
Young is breathing heavily.#T3#
Ta Manu Hiri content just to control the position here. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young tries to hold on but Ta Manu Hiri postures up.
Ta Manu Hiri tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amiri Ta Manu Hiri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with an overhand left.
We've been informed that Ta Manu Hiri has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ta Manu Hiri catches Young with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young misses with a hook. Ta Manu Hiri ducked under it nicely.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young looks to land a right hand but Ta Manu Hiri moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta Manu Hiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ta Manu Hiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Amiri Ta Manu Hiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Ta Manu Hiri does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ta Manu Hiri. #T1#
Ta Manu Hiri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Ta Manu Hiri clinches.
Ta Manu Hiri lands an uppercut.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Ta Manu Hiri is stalling here.
Ta Manu Hiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Young jumps into guard, dragging Ta Manu Hiri to the mat.
Ta Manu Hiri content to stall in guard here.
Ta Manu Hiri is continuing to stall.#T2##T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD2#
Ta Manu Hiri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Young is wriggling around but Ta Manu Hiri manages to pass to half guard. #T4##REVR#
Amiri Ta Manu Hiri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ta Manu Hiri not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amiri Ta Manu Hiri 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! This is the final round!#R3#
Ta Manu Hiri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Ta Manu Hiri rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Ta Manu Hiri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ta Manu Hiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Ta Manu Hiri presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri cracks Young with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ta Manu Hiri as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
A right hand to the body from Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ta Manu Hiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Ta Manu Hiri pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ta Manu Hiri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ta Manu Hiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri is working Young over against the cage.
Good body shot from Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Nice body punch from Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards. #T2#
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ta Manu Hiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ta Manu Hiri scores a nice knee to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri leaning against his opponent.
Ta Manu Hiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ta Manu Hiri presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a shot to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
A short right from Ta Manu Hiri on the inside.
Ta Manu Hiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ta Manu Hiri is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Ta Manu Hiri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Ta Manu Hiri digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Ta Manu Hiri on the inside.
Ta Manu Hiri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ta Manu Hiri as the two fighters clinch.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a body punch.
Young takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ta Manu Hiri scores with a hook to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri lands an uppercut.
Ta Manu Hiri lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ta Manu Hiri is working Young over against the cage.
Ta Manu Hiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ta Manu Hiri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri is working Young over against the cage.
A short right from Ta Manu Hiri on the inside.
Amiri Ta Manu Hiri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short right from Ta Manu Hiri.
Ta Manu Hiri lands a shot to the body.
Ta Manu Hiri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ta Manu Hiri stalling in the clinch.
Stan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Ta Manu Hiri.
A body shot lands from Ta Manu Hiri.
Nice body punch from Ta Manu Hiri.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amiri Ta Manu Hiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ta Manu Hiri 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 Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amiri Ta Manu Hiri!
Our winner, Amiri Ta Manu Hiri, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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