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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Sweat The Technique. James Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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151 lbs
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166 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ciaran Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Anderson misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciaran Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Young defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Young's hands.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Ciaran Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young staying out of range there.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Anderson throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Young misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Young had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson checks the leg kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciaran Anderson 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.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Donk. Anderson catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
A good leg kick by Young.
Anderson throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
A head kick from Young lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
James Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Young throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Young moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Anderson misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Young misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Young wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Young throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Young throws and low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Young.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Young avoids the body shot from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
James Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young slips under a jab from Anderson.
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Young looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson blocks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson jabs at Young's body.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Young counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Young staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
Young looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciaran Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciaran Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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