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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to move into range but Evans moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ming Young has been cut.
Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young kicks Evans off and gets to his feet.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young misses with a body kick.
Charles Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Evans prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young pushes Evans off and scrambles back to his feet.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Young manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans is pushing down on Young's leg trying to pass to half guard. Young is fighting to maintain full guard but Evans has managed to sneak the leg through.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans 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 is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Evans works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Young wants to try and get back to his feet.
Evans with shots to the head and body - Young looks very uncomfortable down there.
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Evans looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Young really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Young is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Young taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young trying desperately to get to his feet.
Evans with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ming Young's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Evans defending against the ground and pound.
Young cracks Evans with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Evans dodges the ground and pound from Young.
Evans can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Evans some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young scoring with punches from side control.
Young misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Evans prevents Young from moving into mount.
Young creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Evans sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evans struggling a bit here.
Evans is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Young is staying active.
Charles Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Young scores with a couple of short elbows.
Evans misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Young's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Evans to regain full guard.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Evans prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Young pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Evans gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ming Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Young lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Young cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Evans controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Evans advances position into side control!
Young dodges the ground and pound from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Evans is controlling him well.
Evans scoring with punches from side control.
Evans is working Young over with some ground and pound from side control.
Evans is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Young is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Young is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evans is trying to get an arm triangle but Young is defending well.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Young is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Evans.
Well Evans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ming Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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