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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're The Best kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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223 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Young!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pack shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Young wants to clinch
and Pack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pack throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pack is on top in guard.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pack won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pack throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Young!
Pack has his hands on Young's head, controlling the position.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Back Pack just wasn't active enough.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Pack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young looks to clinch
and Pack counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young is looking to stand up but Pack isn't so interested in that idea.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young wants to stand up but Pack is controlling him.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pack throws a big elbow that misses.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pack throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Young!
Young wants to stand and escape but instead Pack has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pack prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Pack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pack throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pack throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Young!
Pack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Back Pack dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pack decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pack wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Pack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pack thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pack lands strikes from half guard.
Young pushes Pack off looking to stand but Pack dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pack with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pack stops Young from standing up.
Pack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pack throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Young!
Young wants to stand but Pack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Young is fighting to break Pack's control of his arms but Pack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Young.
Young wants to clinch up but Pack keeps it at a distance.
Pack throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Young tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pack is in Young's guard.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Young working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pack.
Pack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young wants to stand up but Pack is controlling him.
Pack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack postures up in Young's guard and throws a big left but Young blocks it.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Pack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pack throws an elbow that misses. Young uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Young!
Pack is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe Young has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Young wants to clinch
and Pack counters with a nice double leg into side control. Young won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pack sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Young is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Back Pack dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pack closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Pack pushes Young against the cage but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young darts in trying to clinch
so Pack counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pack throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Pack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Young.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pack swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young tries to clinch there but Pack circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Pack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pack changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Young looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young parries the strikes from Pack easily there. Pack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Young to escape.
Young defending against the ground and pound.
Pack 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.
Pack tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Young regains half guard, as Pack was trying to land strikes.
Pack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pack thows a huge punch but Young dodges it nicely.
Pack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pack misses with a head shot. Young uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pack is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Pack throws a big elbow that misses.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pack throws a big elbow that misses.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.
Pack throws a strike but Young rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pack has his hands on Young's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Back Pack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Back Pack!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Back Pack!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Back Pack!
Back Pack wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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