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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kc Neon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kc Neon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Young!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neon tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neon to the ground. Neon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Neon or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.
Neon tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neon leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Young darts in and clinches Neon up against the cage.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neon fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kc Neon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neon pulls guard.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neon is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Young passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Young wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Neon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neon regains half guard.
Young blocks the strikes from Neon.
Young is pressing down on Neon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neon is holding on for now.
Young content to control rather than advance.
Neon trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young controlling the action here.
Neon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neon trying to control here.
Young throwing shots but Neon is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neon but Neon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young throws out a leg kick but Neon moves out of range and Young only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neon gets slowly back to his feet.
Neon looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Neon wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Neon throwing strikes but missing.
Young looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Neon wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young pulls Neon in close to prevent any damage.
Neon trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to sweep here but Neon controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kc Neon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Young seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Neon tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Young seems content to control.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Neon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Young is pressing down on Neon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neon is holding on for now.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neon's head.
Neon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young prevents Neon from standing back up.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neon defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Neon's guard now.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young stays in close to Neon's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stands and steps away. Neon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young moves into the clinch.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Neon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Neon which made him look bad.
Neon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kc Neon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young tries to clinch there but Neon circles away.
Young shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Young showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Young in particular looking to stall.
Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young slows the pace down in half guard.
Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neon tries to clinch up
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Neon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young rushes Neon and presses him up against the cage.
Neon being controlled against the cage.
Neon tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Neon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neon letting Young take a breather here.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kc Neon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Young.
Neon wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Neon up against the cage.
Neon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Neon.
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neon looking to throw knees to the head but Young is blocking nicely.
Neon gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Young tries to pull guard but Neon won't allow it.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young tries to score a body lock takedown but Neon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Neon won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neon manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neon tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neon is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young lands with a short shot to the head.
Young tries to pull guard but Neon holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Young just leaning against Neon, taking a breather.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Neon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neon's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Neon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Neon!
Neon prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Young has a closed guard, preventing Neon from standing up.
Young seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Young wriggles free and stands up.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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