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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Monroe's choice of entrance music: Am I A Psycho - Tech N9ne feat. B.O.B. & Hopsin. Mitchell Monroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitchell Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a straight right by Young.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Young misses with a low kick.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses the jab.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe closes the distance but Young moves to the side
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young staying out of range there.
Monroe punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Young tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Young slips under a jab from Monroe.
Young misses with a straight left.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Monroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Young off the cage and back into range.
Young takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Young blocks a jab.
A jab from Young misses.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Young lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Young throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Young scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe lands a jab to the head.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Monroe misses.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is stalling here.
Monroe slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Monroe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Monroe slips under a jab from Young.
Young slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe wants to clinch.
Monroe lands with a cross.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young feints and as Monroe raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Monroe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young 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.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Young pulls Monroe in close to his closed guard and prevents Monroe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Young has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Monroe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Young avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe scores with a decent looking hook.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws out a powerful jab.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ha Young will probably get the nod.
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.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young moves into the clinch.
Young misses with some punches.
Young blocks a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe wants to stall.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Monroe connects with a body shot.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Young stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young throws out a leg kick but Monroe moves out of range and Young only half commits.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young throws a shot to the body.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Monroe works Young's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young scrambles back to his feet.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Monroe misses
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Mitchell Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Monroe blocks a jab.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe really dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Monroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Monroe lands the left hand.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe cracks Young with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Young counters with a leg kick.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe lands a jab.
Young defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Monroe tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Monroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Donk. Young catches Monroe right on the button with a cross.
Young throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Young misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe moves to clinch but Young breaks away
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Young avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Young looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Monroe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Monroe.
A jab from Monroe finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Monroe enables Young to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Monroe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young throws a strike but Monroe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Monroe dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Monroe sizes up Young with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Monroe does no damage.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young slips under a jab.
Monroe throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Young misses with a body shot.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young staying out of range there.
Monroe misses the jab.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Nice cross by Monroe.
Monroe tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young jabs at Monroe's body.
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe scores with a one two! Young had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monroe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monroe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ha Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Monroe stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Monroe throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Young throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Monroe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young lands a body shot.
Ha Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Young.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monroe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Monroe!
Mitchell Monroe is the new middleweight champion!
Mitchell Monroe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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