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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Hembdo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hembdo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, my balls your chin. Toby Young will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulo Hembdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Young!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hembdo shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hembdo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hembdo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Hembdo persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
Young stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Hembdo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hembdo shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense.
Hembdo tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hembdo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulo Hembdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Hembdo with that takedown attempt.
Young delivers a nice body kick.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Hembdo stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hembdo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hembdo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Hembdo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hembdo somewhat.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hembdo is breathing heavily.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hembdo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Hembdo misses with a head kick.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hembdo swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hembdo tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Hembdo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hembdo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hembdo misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Hembdo to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hembdo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young decides to pull guard.
Young has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hembdo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young stalls.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hembdo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to pull guard but Hembdo has him pressed against the cage.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hembdo managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young tries to work over Hembdo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hembdo shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Hembdo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paulo Hembdo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young moves out of range as Hembdo throws a body kick.
Hembdo fails with the takedown.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Hembdo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Hembdo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hembdo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hembdo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Young is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hembdo shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Hembdo shoots in.
Hembdo shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hembdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hembdo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young rushes Hembdo and presses him up against the cage.
Hembdo tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young prevents Hembdo from breaking the clinch.
Hembdo trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hembdo into the cage.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Hembdo avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young pulls Hembdo into guard.
Young is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hembdo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wriggles free and stands up.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Hembdo taking a breather.
Hembdo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Hembdo on that attempt.
Hembdo wants to clinch.
Hembdo moves to clinch but Young breaks away
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hembdo uses from the top position.
Young wants to stand up but Hembdo is controlling him.
Young is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hembdo working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Young has Hembdo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hembdo tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Hembdo drops back down to his feet.
Young jumps into guard, dragging Hembdo to the mat.
Hembdo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Young swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hembdo trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Hembdo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hembdo tries to clinch but Young moves away
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hembdo avoids a kick to the body.
Young tries to score with a low kick but Hembdo moves his leg out of the way.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Hembdo. Hembdo maintains the clinch.
Young is working Hembdo over against the cage.
Hembdo tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Hembdo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Hembdo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to stand up but Hembdo is controlling him.
Hembdo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hembdo trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Young looks for a takedown but Hembdo sprawls well.
Hembdo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young is looking to clinch but Hembdo is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Hembdo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hembdo scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Hembdo looking for a takedown.
Hembdo managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Hembdo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hembdo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is stalling here.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Hembdo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hembdo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hembdo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hembdo backs up against the cage.
Paulo Hembdo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toby Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hembdo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Young!
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energy
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hype
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