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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Landin Durham (ranked 1009 p4p, 160 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 75 p4p, 14 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landin Durham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young forces Durham back against the cage and clinches.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Durham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young gets control of Durham's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Young working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking for a triangle but Durham pushes his legs off easily.
Young trying to control the position here.
Durham postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Young tries to clinch up.
Durham just misses with a punch to the body.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durham misses with a wild body shot.
Durham sets himself, and Young steps forward looking for the clinch! Durham avoids it this time.
Durham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durham connects with a body shot.
Durham circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Durham.
Angus Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young clinches up against the cage.
Durham tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Durham can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young blocking some punches.
Durham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A frustrated look appears on Durham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durham breaks the clinch.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durham throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Durham is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Durham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Durham working hard to break the clinch.
Durham is trying to break free.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.
Young has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Durham regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young'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.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Durham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Durham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four 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.
Durham being controlled here momentarily.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Young keeping full guard, as Durham tries to pass.
Durham is working hard here to advance position.
Young has control of Durham's left arm, preventing Durham from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young is trying to control the position but Durham postures up.
Young is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Young wants to control the position but Durham says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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 Landin Durham will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young slips under a jab.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durham scores with a shot to the body.
Durham digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Young tries to clinch up but Durham circles away and keeps his distance.
Durham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young wants to counter the offense by Durham and move into the clinch position.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young keeps control of Durham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durham is trying to break free.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Durham tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durham is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Durham tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Young manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durham has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Durham manages to pass to side control!
Young is trying to work for a sweep but Durham has mounted him!
Young looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Young is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Young trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Young is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Durham.
Young tries to roll but Durham sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Young manages to reverse the position and now he's in Durham's guard. Nice work there by Young.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Durham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Young looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Durham has picked Young up and slammed him! Young can't keep hold of the triangle and Durham manages to pass to side control!
Young is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Young trying to control but Durham flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham avoiding Young 's attempts to control his hands.
Durham keeps control of the position as Young tries to break free.
Durham is riding his opponent, not letting Young buck him off.
Landin Durham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young tries to roll but Durham sticks to his back.
Good control from Durham.
Durham has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Young trying to control the hands but Durham won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham doesn't have the hooks in and Young manages to turn into his guard.
Durham keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durham tries to get to full guard but Young has control of the leg.
Young not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landin Durham dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Young wants to clinch up but Durham keeps it at a distance.
Angus Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.
Durham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Durham misses.
Durham throws a body shot but no joy.
Durham throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durham throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Durham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Durham in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is trying to keep Durham in close.
Durham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to improve his position but Durham is controlling well.
Durham is controlling the pace.
Young tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Young is trying to control but can't.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young is holding on to half guard well.
Young is looking to control Durham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Young tries to roll over but Durham keeps him under control.
Durham wants to free his trapped foot but Young is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Young is trying to control but Durham manages to pass to mount!
Young reaches up to try and control the position but Durham seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Young rolls and tries to escape and now Durham has his back!
Young tries to escape the position.
Durham controls the position.
Young is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham avoiding Young 's attempts to control his hands.
Durham trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Young doesn't escape.
Durham is hanging on to Young's back as he tries to escape.
Young trying to control the hands but Durham won't let him.
Young breaks Durham's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young content to stall in guard here.
Young wants to control from the top but Durham keeps moving.
Young stays in close to Durham's body and controls the position.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Durham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young wants to pass the guard but Durham is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landin Durham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durham, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landin Durham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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