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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Sommers!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sommers wants to improve his position but Young is controlling well.
Young is working for a kimura but Sommers is defending it quite comfortably.
Sommers tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Sommers wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sommers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sommers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sommers is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sommers blocks a head kick by Young.
Luke Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sommers's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sommers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sommers scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Young is looking to get to half guard.
Sommers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sommers unloading with bombs!
Young is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sommers landing punches.
Young tries to lock up and control but Sommers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sommers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sommers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Young tries to reverse the position but Sommers maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers with the ground and pound from mount.
Sommers dominating with strikes here.
Sommers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Sommers working Young over with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young taking shots to the head.
Young is rocked!
Sommers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Young is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young is squirming around, avoiding Sommers's attempts to control the action.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Sommers scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Sommers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sommers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Sommers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sommers with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Sommers.
Sommers working the ground and pound effectively.
Young wants to hold on but Sommers pushes him away.
Young working to try and regain half guard.
Sommers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sommers avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Sommers lands a heavy elbow.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sommers 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.
Sommers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sommers landing shots from mount.
Sommers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sommers landing shots from mount.
Sommers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Young?
Sommers looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sommers landing strikes from the mount.
Sommers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Young looks a forlorn figure.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Sommers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sommers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Young is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sommers connects with a decent elbow.
Sommers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sommers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Young takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Young is trying to control Sommers's posture but Sommers avoids it.
Sommers tries to move into full mount but can't pass Young's legs.
Young sneaks back into half guard.
Sommers working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sommers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sommers is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sommers lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sommers.
Sommers winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sommers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sommers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sommers slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
Sommers lands strikes from half guard.
Sommers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Sommers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young wants to improve his position but Sommers is controlling well.
Young trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Sommers sits in half guard.
Sommers lands with a punch from half guard.
Sommers trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sommers blocks a low kick nicely.
Young misses with a double jab.
Luke Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young pushes Sommers up against the cage in a clinch.
Sommers tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Young.
Sommers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Young jumps guard and drags Sommers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sommers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sommers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sommers trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sommers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sommers lands a couple of elbows.
Sommers postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
TJ Sommers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Sommers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Luke Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Sommers.
Sommers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sommers looks to clinch
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young wants to clinch.
Sommers fails with a takedown attempt.
Young tries for a takedown but Sommers circles away easily
and Sommers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Sommers connects with a couple of short punches.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sommers is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Sommers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sommers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Young!
Sommers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sommers avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Sommers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sommers landing strikes from the mount and Young is in trouble!
Sommers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sommers landing shots from mount.
Sommers working the ground and pound effectively.
Sommers landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sommers lands a heavy elbow.
Young is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sommers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but Sommers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sommers looking to finish Young with some ground and pound. This is bad for Young!
Sommers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sommers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Young regains half guard.
Young wants to control but Sommers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sommers trying to control from half guard but Young is working away.
Young taking some punishment here, with Sommers in his half guard.
Young trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is looking for a sweep. Sommers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sommers wants to control but Young is keeping him busy.
TJ Sommers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young is looking to clinch but Sommers is avoiding it.
Sommers scores a takedown into full mount!
Young tries to lock up and control but Sommers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sommers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young is trying desperately to improve position.
Sommers cracks Young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sommers controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sommers looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Young tries to hold on but Sommers pushes him away.
Sommers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Luke Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sommers with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Sommers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sommers 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Sommers!
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energy
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