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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rexob Boxer (ranked 4459 p4p, 6971 weight class) and Chris Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Young is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rexob Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Young!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer has managed to clinch.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws out a loose jab but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young connects with a jab.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young misses with a looping right.
Boxer takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Boxer's head.
Young throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Young wants to clinch but Boxer slips to the side
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young misses with a looping right.
Young tries to clinch up
and Boxer counters with a good low kick that Young was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxer throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boxer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Young avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxer appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Boxer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxer 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer. That's going to slow Young down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Young will probably get the nod.
That's time! Boxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Young avoids it.
Young works the jab nicely.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Boxer misses the target.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young can't break the clinch.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Boxer. Boxer gets slowly back to his feet.
Young swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice uppercut there from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer 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.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rexob Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young misses with a hook. Boxer ducked under it nicely.
Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxer misses with a takedown
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Boxer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rexob Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Boxer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Boxer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young can't break the clinch.
Boxer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Chris Young has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is trying to pull guard but Boxer has him pressed against the cage.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxer smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Boxer moves away and avoids it.
Boxer 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boxer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Young misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Boxer lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Boxer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rexob Boxer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Young'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!
Boxer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer with a poor takedown
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Young tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
As Young tries to get set, Boxer tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer blocks a jab.
Boxer instigates a clinch.
Boxer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Boxer blocks an elbow strike from Young.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boxer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boxer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young cracks Boxer with an open hand slap.
Boxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
A counter left hand to the body from Boxer misses its target.
Boxer misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rexob Boxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Boxer's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Boxer.
Boxer keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxer scores a nice knee to the body.
Boxer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boxer.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Boxer pushes him away.
Boxer ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boxer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer connects with a high kick.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rexob Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boxer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rexob Boxer!
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