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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 1628 p4p, 1616 weight class) and Swinzey Mckinney (ranked 137 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Swinzey Mckinney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Mckinney's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Mckinney misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Young misses.
That kick from Young tenderised Mckinney's leg. Mckinney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mckinney throws an off balance right hand
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Mckinney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mckinney throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mckinney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mckinney swings widly with a right hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young slips a straight right by Mckinney.
Mckinney tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young moves out of range as Mckinney strikes.
Mckinney dodges the punch combination from Young.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mckinney.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckinney misses with a left hand
and Young counters with an outside leg kick.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckinney takes one on the button.
Mckinney throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Mckinney.
Mckinney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mckinney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckinney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mckinney throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckinney ducks under a wild hook from Young.
The fighters circle momentarily. Young darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mckinney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
A punch lands to the side of Mckinney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mckinney's head.
Young pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mckinney back to the cage. Young follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mckinney throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Mckinney misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney misses with a wild combination.
Young seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mckinney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Mckinney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mckinney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mckinney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy body kick from Young
letting Mckinney counter with a right hand.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mckinney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mckinney.
Mckinney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mckinney throws an off balance right hand
and Mckinney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young connects with a right hand. Mckinney shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young moves away from the strike by Mckinney.
Young lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Young with a hook.
Mckinney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney throws a big shot that misses.
Young half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Mckinney cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mckinney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Young doesn't seem bothered though.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mckinney.
Mckinney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young counters with a left and a right that stings Mckinney.
A punch lands to the side of Mckinney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mckinney misses with a body shot.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Mckinney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mckinney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young scores with a jab. Mckinney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mckinney moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
Mckinney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Mckinney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mckinney tries to avoid it.
Eddie Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a jab when Mckinney was well out of range.
Young avoids the body shot from Mckinney.
Young jabs Mckinney right on the nose. Mckinney blinks but takes it well.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mckinney eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Mckinney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mckinney digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Young missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young is stalling here.
Young tries a knee to the head but Mckinney blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckinney lands with a left to the head.
Mckinney lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Mckinney.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mckinney tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckinney won't want to take too many of those.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckinney lands with a left to the head.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckinney.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckinney.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckinney can do to turn this around?
Mckinney struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Mckinney's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mckinney working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mckinney lands a right hand.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Swinzey Mckinney has been cut.
Mckinney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mckinney working aggressively here.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mckinney lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mckinney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mckinney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young landing knees to the body.
Mckinney is breathing heavily.
Young slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Young.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with the head strike.
Mckinney tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mckinney backwards.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mckinney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckinney backwards.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young tries a knee to the head but Mckinney blocks it.
Mckinney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young gets through Mckinney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckinney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckinney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Mckinney backwards.
Mckinney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mckinney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckinney throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mckinney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckinney misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Mckinney tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Mckinney back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Swinzey Mckinney'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!
Mckinney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Mckinney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mckinney walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Mckinney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mckinney. Mckinney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mckinney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mckinney's head backwards.
Young lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Young.
Mckinney misses with a few strikes there.
Mckinney tries to clinch up.
Mckinney throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mckinney moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mckinney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Mckinney avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Mckinney.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Mckinney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young working aggressively here.
Young looking to stall.
Mckinney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mckinney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mckinney lands with a right to the head.
Mckinney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckinney avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mckinney avoids it.
Swinzey Mckinney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mckinney fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckinney tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Mckinney back against the cage.
Young tries a knee to the head but Mckinney blocks it.
Mckinney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mckinney throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Mckinney's head.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mckinney blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckinney blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckinney.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckinney.
Mckinney misses with a punch to the body.
Mckinney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eddie Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mckinney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Mckinney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mckinney struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Mckinney throws a head punch that misses.
Mckinney working aggressively here.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckinney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckinney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckinney dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mckinney misses with the head strike.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Mckinney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mckinney misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Young.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Young!
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