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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Macedon III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alan Young has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alan Young seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Macedon III!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macedon III's calf.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macedon III managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Macedon III fails to pull guard.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macedon III lands a shoulder strike.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Macedon III fails to land.
Macedon III tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Macedon III avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Macedon III pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macedon III keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macedon III.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedon III moves out of range of the body kick.
Macedon III misses the body punch
and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Young thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Macedon III if he has to take too many more of those.
Macedon III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Macedon III bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young avoids the body shot from Macedon III.
Macedon III drives through with a takedown into Young's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Macedon III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macedon III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Young keeping moving, preventing Macedon III from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Macedon III has gone for a leg lock! Young slips out almost immediately though and dives into Macedon III's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young wants to get up but he can't break Macedon III's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young stands up from Macedon III's guard - Young perhaps looking for a knockout.
Macedon III takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Macedon III is looking to clinch.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macedon III moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macedon III gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Macedon III darts in trying to clinch
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macedon III lands a two punch combo.
Young throws a combination. Macedon III tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young pushes Macedon III away with a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Macedon III on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macedon III tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young closes the distance and pushes Macedon III back into the cage.
Macedon III takes a shot to the head.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young tries to stall but Macedon III uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young tries to work over Macedon III's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macedon III stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young blocks a body shot from Macedon III.
Young breaks the clinch.
Macedon III gets a double leg takedown into Young's guard.
Macedon III trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macedon III loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macedon III won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macedon III accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macedon III, pushing him back against the cage.
Macedon III is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Macedon III fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Macedon III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young cracks Macedon III with a nice body shot.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macedon III blocks a head kick by Young.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young breaks the clinch.
Alan Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young thuds his right hand into Macedon III's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Macedon III shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Macedon III was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Macedon III trying to control but Young is having none of it.
Young holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Macedon III tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Macedon III looking to control but Young is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Macedon III controlling from mount.
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Macedon III cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Macedon III there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Macedon III trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Macedon III breaks from Young's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Macedon III has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to try and get back to his feet.
Macedon III is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Young to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Young shrugs it off.
Macedon III looking to finish with strikes here!
Macedon III throwing strikes but Young bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Young wanted to stand there but Macedon III had control of the position.
Macedon III thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Macedon III is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Macedon III's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Macedon III looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macedon III working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Macedon III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young moves into range and clinches up with Macedon III.
Macedon III wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young with a knee to the head.
Macedon III lands with a short shot to the head.
Macedon III tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Alan Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Macedon III blocks a body shot from Young.
Young is trying to push Macedon III away but Macedon III has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Young is trying to stall.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Young is trying to stall.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Macedon III steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Young connects with a leg kick. Macedon III looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macedon III throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Macedon III's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lets loose with a powerful body kick. Macedon III will feel that in the morning.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macedon III circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macedon III tries a head kick but it misses.
Macedon III tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Macedon III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macedon III blocks a head kick by Young.
Young has Macedon III up against the cage in a clinch.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Macedon III avoids the damage to the body.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Macedon III blocks a head kick by Young.
Alan Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young has Macedon III up against the cage in a clinch.
Young slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young stalls.
Macedon III jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Macedon III.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Macedon III is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Macedon III is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macedon III wants the takedown. Young is fighting it off but Macedon III persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Young's guard against the cage.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Macedon III is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Macedon III drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Young manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Macedon III has Young in his guard.
Macedon III is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Young is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macedon III is working an open guard so Young takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Young!
A victorious Alan Young thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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