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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Deuce (ranked 5227 p4p, 3413 weight class) and Ricky Youngblood (ranked 514 p4p, 389 weight class). Aaron Deuce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 cm 19 160 2 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm 18 167 2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Deuce! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Youngblood! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deuce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Deuce staying out of range there. Youngblood works Deuce's body with a nice hook. Youngblood dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Deuce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though. A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Deuce does a little dance to reset his feet. Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce. Deuce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Youngblood sprawls and moves away. Deuce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Youngblood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Deuce counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Deuce being controlled here momentarily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy. Youngblood is pulling down on Deuce's head. It's preventing any offense from Deuce, at least for the moment. Deuce wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving. Deuce works a leg free and moves into half guard. Deuce controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Deuce is thwarting Youngblood's attempts to control the position. Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Youngblood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Youngblood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Youngblood wants to get back to his feet.
Deuce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Deuce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deuce stops Youngblood from getting back to his feet.
Youngblood is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Deuce jumps into side control! Youngblood struggling a bit here. Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Deuce working the ground and pound but Youngblood is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Youngblood is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Deuce has just dragged him back down to the mat. Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Youngblood wants to control but Deuce postures up. Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Deuce drags him back down. Deuce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Youngblood is trying to control Deuce's posture but Deuce avoids it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Deuce dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce. Youngblood connects with the punch. Deuce moves in looking to clinch but Youngblood pushes him off. Deuce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Deuce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood. Deuce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Deuce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Youngblood. Deuce defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Youngblood scores with a nice head shot. Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Deuce. Youngblood lands with a nice combination. Deuce backs away looking to recover. Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Deuce's head back.
Youngblood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round. Youngblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deuce on the side of the head. The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though. Youngblood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Deuce is rocked!
It looks like Aaron Deuce has been cut. Deuce gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Youngblood points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Deuce wakes up just in time to hear Youngblood thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood! Ricky Youngblood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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