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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Blind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Blind!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young drives through and clinches with Blind against the cage.
Blind tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Blind back against the cage.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Seth Blind has been cut.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young connects with a high kick.
Young moves into range and connects with a jab.
Young thumps Blind with a low kick.
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blind avoids the head kick by Young.
Young has managed to clinch.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young forces Blind back against the cage and clinches.
Blind using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Young has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blind wants a takedown but no success here.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blind shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blind closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Blind wants a takedown but no success here.
Angus Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Blind.
Blind looks gassed!
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blind closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Young presses Blind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Blind blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young stalling against the cage.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Blind's ribcage.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blind walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young throws a front kick that sends Blind stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Young stalls.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young connects with a high kick.
Young connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Seth Blind's cut even more.
Young 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 moves into the clinch.
Young with a knee to the head.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young breaks the clinch.
Young moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blind's face.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Blind is blocking nicely.
Young lands a left hand.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Young lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Young.
Blind is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blind closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young forces Blind back against the cage and clinches.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young looks to land a combination. Blind sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young moves into range and clinches up with Blind.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young has Blind pressed against the cage.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young lands with a nice combination. Blind backs away looking to recover.
Young darts in and clinches Blind up against the cage.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young tries a knee to the head but Blind blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Blind is breathing heavily.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blind doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a head kick. That will keep Blind thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Angus Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Blind turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Young striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Young sneaks back into half guard.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Young flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Young manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blind can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blind must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Young trying to keep a closed guard but Blind is proving a slippery customer.
Blind takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Blind won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Young is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young 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.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blind on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blind is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four 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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Young looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blind defends it well.
Young is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Blind's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Young throws a nice head kick!
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blind is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Blind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young lands a knee to the head.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blind can do to turn this around?
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blind fails to pull guard.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blind backwards.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young stalks Blind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blind's face. Blind staggers backwards, shaken.
Blind tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blind's face.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blind in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young rushes Blind and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young misses with a knee strike.
Blind takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blind tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Blind wants a takedown.
Angus Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Blind.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young just leaning against Blind, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blind misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Blind tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Blind is blocking nicely.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blind doesn't seem phased though.
Young punishes Blind's body with a nice straight punch.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blind takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young with a knee to the head.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blind's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Blind in a clinch.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blind in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young stalling.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angus Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young'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.
Blind is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Young showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Young!
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FIGHT
RATING
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