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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Shapiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Shapiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Young!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shapiro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shapiro pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Shapiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shapiro lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Shapiro.
Good body shot from Shapiro.
Young can't get the takedown.
Shapiro lands a shot to the body.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shapiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shapiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shapiro lands a shoulder strike.
Young tries for a takedown but Shapiro manages to get underhooks.
Luke Shapiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Young.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shapiro lands a nice uppercut.
Shapiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shapiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Shapiro working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Shapiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shapiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Shapiro.
Young tries to pull guard but Shapiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shapiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Shapiro.
Shapiro pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shapiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shapiro pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shapiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Shapiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shapiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shapiro clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Shapiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Shapiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shapiro.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shapiro lands an uppercut.
Shapiro lands a right hand.
Shapiro lands a right hand.
Shapiro lands a right hand.
Shapiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Shapiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shapiro is defending well.
Shapiro digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
Young looks gassed!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shapiro's brow.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Shapiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shapiro with a hook.
Shapiro throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Shapiro moves into the clinch successfully.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shapiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shapiro scores with a hook to the body.
Shapiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Shapiro.
Shapiro lands a left hand.
Shapiro throws a head punch that misses.
Shapiro lands an uppercut.
Shapiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shapiro lands with a right to the head.
Shapiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Shapiro pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shapiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shapiro gets a clinch.
Young taking a breather.
Shapiro cracks Young with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shapiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Shapiro - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shapiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shapiro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shapiro lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Shapiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shapiro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Shapiro scores with a four punch combination!
Shapiro misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shapiro closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Shapiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shapiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Shapiro.
Shapiro throws a head punch that misses.
Young is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Shapiro.
Young tries to pull guard but Shapiro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luke Shapiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Young.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Shapiro on the inside.
Shapiro lands a right hand.
Shapiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shapiro to keep the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shapiro.
Shapiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shapiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shapiro lands a shoulder strike.
Shapiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shapiro presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luke Shapiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shapiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Shapiro - that landed with a thud.
Shapiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shapiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Shapiro.
Shapiro gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shapiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Shapiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Young jumps guard but Shapiro turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shapiro forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shapiro walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shapiro clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Shapiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Shapiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shapiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shapiro lands a shot to the body.
Shapiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shapiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shapiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shapiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Shapiro.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shapiro lands with a left to the head.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Shapiro.
Shapiro lands with a right to the head.
Shapiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Shapiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Shapiro lands with a left to the head.
Shapiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shapiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shapiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Shapiro.
Young blocks a body shot from Shapiro.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shapiro misses with some punches.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Shapiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Shapiro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shapiro misses with the combination.
Young wants to clinch up but Shapiro keeps it at a distance.
Shapiro thuds a left hand into Young's body.
Shapiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shapiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Shapiro moves into the clinch.
Shapiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shapiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shapiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shapiro.
Shapiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young successfully pulls guard.
Shapiro stands and steps away. Young gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shapiro wants to clinch.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Shapiro, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Shapiro against the cage but Shapiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shapiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luke Shapiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Young.
Shapiro misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Shapiro.
A head punch on the inside from Shapiro fails to land.
Shapiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young is trying to pull guard but Shapiro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shapiro.
Shapiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shapiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young tries to pull guard but Shapiro won't allow it.
Shapiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shapiro.
Shapiro lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shapiro lands a shot to the body.
Shapiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shapiro is working Young over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shapiro.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shapiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro lands an uppercut.
Young tries to pull guard but Shapiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shapiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shapiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shapiro lands an uppercut.
A short left from Shapiro.
Shapiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shapiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shapiro scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shapiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shapiro gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Shapiro scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Shapiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shapiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro lands a nice uppercut.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shapiro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shapiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shapiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shapiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Shapiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shapiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
David Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Shapiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shapiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Shapiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shapiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Shapiro!
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