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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chemical Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slayer - Jihad. Young has chosen Scorpions - The Zoo as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 cm
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181 lbs
20 - 5 - 1 |
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182 cm
27
180 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chemical Ali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Young! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali. Ali throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well. Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it. Young throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Ali closes the distance and lands a one-two. Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ali showed some decent athleticism there. Ali is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ali thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Ali content to control rather than advance. Young is refusing to be controlled, as Ali sits in half guard. Ali misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard. Ali wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ali postures up.
Young seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Young misses with a kick to the body.
Jake Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ali closes the distance and clinches. Ali lands a nice uppercut. Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali can't break the clinch.
Ali tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young. Young misses with an elbow strike.
Ali wants to break free but Young has control.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Ali tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage. A knee to the head by Young.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young blocks a body shot from Ali. Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Ali avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ali lands a right hand. Young tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ali is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Young.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali. Ali tries to score a body lock takedown but Young shows good agility there to stay on his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chemical Ali dominated that round. That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Young misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a flying knee. Nice. Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away. Ali ducks under a wild hook from Young. Young is looking to chop away at Ali's legs. Ali checks a leg kick. Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ali!
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Young looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away. Young feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down. Young avoids the head kick by Ali.
Young digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs. 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! Young motions for Ali to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Young throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Young thows a body shot but no joy. Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young throws a leg kick but Ali moved away. The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Young is looking to chop away at Ali's legs. Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout. Ali checks a low kick from Young. Ali throws a body kick that misses. Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick. Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jake Young seems to be getting the better of the standup. Young looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away. Young digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Young takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Young misses. Ali moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off. Young on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ali. Young shrugs it off though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ali looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Young throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ali's head. Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ali throws a leg kick and Young counters with a nice leg kick. Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it. Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Young motions for Ali to come forward. Young throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Young scores with a head kick.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ali misses with a low kick. Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center. Young misses with a wild body shot. Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range. Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ali throws a leg kick but Young moved away. Young takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Young misses with a leg kick. A head kick misses from Ali. Ali scores with a hook. Young blocks a head kick by Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ali checks a leg kick. Ali tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it. Ali swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young. Ali feints and then cracks Young's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Young down. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chemical Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ali blocks a low kick nicely. Ali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A head kick by Young misses and Ali counters with a nice body kick. Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ali dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard. Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ali. Ali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Young will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Young. Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali throws a head kick that misses. Ali clinches up against the cage. Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow. Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ali wants to break free but Young has control.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Young. Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body. Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well. Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young. Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ali is defending well for now. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young. Young lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short uppercut from Ali. Chemical Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ali has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young scores with a knee to the head.
Ali has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chemical Ali. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ali is trying to pull guard but Young turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. 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! Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Young lands an elbow just above Ali 's eye. Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Young misses with a body punch.
Young blocking some punches.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young lands an elbow inside. Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ali tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land. Ali presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short right from Young on the inside. Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Ali avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Young lands a body punch in the clinch. Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Young scores with an uppercut up the middle. Young avoiding damage as Ali throws knees to the body.
Young misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young. Ali gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. 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! Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Young lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ali tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jake Young. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young! Post fight, an emotional Jake Young said 'That was a Chemical burn'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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