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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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170 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Young! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Fisher! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Young throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss! Fisher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch. Nice body kick there by Young. Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range. Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Young dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher connects with a crisp jab. Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fisher. Young misses with a body kick. A slow jab from Young misses its intended target. Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Young scores with a leg kick.
Fisher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fisher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fisher looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Young thows a body kick. Fisher tries to catch it but that hurt him. Young throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Alan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fisher tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gary Fisher has been cut. Fisher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Young. Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick. Young thumps Fisher with a low kick. Young moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fisher takes a kick to the side of the head. Young misses with a double jab.
Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young throws a nice head kick!
Young uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fisher has time to react. Young lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fisher takes a step back to recover. Young throws a head kick that misses. Young lands a head kick!
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Young.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range. Young throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Young throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young lands a high kick!
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss! Young ducks under a wild hook from Fisher. Young looks for the body kick but Fisher saw that one coming. Fisher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Young misses the shot to the body. Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fisher throws a hook but Young avoids it easily. Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range. Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Young lands a nice looking body kick. Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Fisher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher throws a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Young. Crunch! Young slams his shin into Fisher's torso. Fisher waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Young. Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Young throws a combination that misses and Fisher counters with a stiff right hand. Fisher avoids the head kick by Young.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss. Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Young scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisher's sensitive parts. Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Some wild striking there from Young.
A head kick from Young lands but Fisher takes it in his stride. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Young dominated that round. The cut man is working on Gary Fisher's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fisher throws a body punch but Young moves out of range. Young throws a nice head kick!
Alan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Young throws the kick towards the body but Fisher avoids it. Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fisher. Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
A slapping body kick lands there for Young. Young ducks under a wild hook from Fisher. Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fisher avoids the head kick by Young.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Fisher's front leg but catches the back leg as Fisher tries to avoid it. Young walks into a left hand. Young throws a head kick that misses. Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fisher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away. Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around? Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Young thumps Fisher with a low kick. Fisher works Young's body with a nice hook. A nice inside leg kick there by Young. That's going to slow Fisher down. Young lands a nice looking body kick. Fisher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fisher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Fisher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Fisher looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely. Young throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fisher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Fisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Young. Young throws a head kick that half lands.
Young looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well. Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fisher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Fisher 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. Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well. Fisher wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance. 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. Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fisher. Fisher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Young. Young obviously looking to wear him down.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisher's calf. Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Young!
Young throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range. Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Young throws a nice head kick!
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young lands with a nice body kick. An inside leg kick lands from Young. Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young throws a wild body kick that Fisher sees coming a mile off. Young throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range. Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young scores with a nice body kick.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fisher wants to clinch. Young misses with a kick to the body.
Fisher moves out of range of the body kick. Alan Young is winning the standup battle so far. Fisher takes a kick to the side of the head. Fisher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fisher duly obliges. Young throws a wild body kick that Fisher sees coming a mile off. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a right hand to the body. Fisher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Young dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gary Fisher's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fisher lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Young. Fisher cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head. Fisher misses the shot to the body. Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A head kick misses from Young. Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young scoring well with a low kick there.
Young throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Young throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and checks it nicely. Fisher is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young tries to land a front kick but Fisher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fisher thuds a left hand into Young's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Fisher tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Young throws a nice head kick!
Fisher throws out a powerful jab. Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Fisher tries to clinch but Young is having none of it. Fisher blocks a head kick by Young.
Both fighters circling a little - Young finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fisher might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Young has got the better of the exchanges. Fisher scores with a jab to the body. Young throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range. Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher lands a lovely overhand right. A slapping body kick lands there for Young. A nice leg kick lands there from Young. Young keeps Fisher at a distance using the push kick. Fisher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Young. Young throws a combination that misses and Fisher counters with a right hand to the body. Young throws a head kick but Fisher moves out of range.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Fisher is just out of range. Gary Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fisher closes the distance and clinches. Fisher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young lands a front kick. Young throws a head kick that misses. Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fisher. Young throws a series of punches but Fisher moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fisher jabs at Young's body. A kick lands to the mid section there for Young. Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fisher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Fisher moves away from the strike by Young. Fisher misses with the combination.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fisher moves away. The fighters circle momentarily. Fisher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Young throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range. Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fisher avoids the head kick by Young.
Fisher scores with a nice strike. A slapping body kick lands there for Young. Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss. Young feints and then cracks Fisher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fisher down. Fisher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Young fakes the leg kick and cracks Fisher in the body. Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Young scores with a kick to the body.
Alan Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Young plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight! Alan Young showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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