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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Marian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marian comes to the cage accompanied by She wolf. 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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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Marian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Young!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young fails with the takedown.
Marian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard.
Marian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marian stuffs the takedown attempt from Young. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Phil Marian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Young.
Marian moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marian stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Marian.
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!
Marian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Marian lands a knee to the body.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Marian gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Marian.
Marian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marian gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil Marian.
Marian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Marian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marian clinches with his opponent.
Marian breaks from the clinch.
Young gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marian missing with knees to the body.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marian landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Marian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marian rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Marian stalling against the cage.
Marian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marian.
Marian is struggling to control the position.
Marian landing knees to the body.
Marian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil Marian.
Marian moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Marian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Marian fails with the takedown.
Marian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young clinches.
Marian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marian pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Young finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Young clinches up against the cage.
Marian lands a nice knee to the body.
Young wants a takedown.
Marian missing with knees to the body.
Marian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young wants to break free but Marian has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Marian 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.
Marian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Young.
Marian darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Young stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Marian.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marian for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil Marian.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Young dives in and scores a takedown into Marian's guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Marian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Young hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Phil Marian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Young.
Young is breathing heavily.
Marian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marian clinches with his opponent.
Marian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Marian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marian gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stalling in the clinch but Marian improves position.
Knees to the body from Marian.
Marian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marian lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marian lands a nice knee to the body.
Marian prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Marian.
Marian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young letting Marian take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marian crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Marian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phil Marian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phil Marian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Marian.
Marian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Marian. Marian maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Marian.
Marian stalling the fight.
Marian breaks the clinch.
Marian has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marian has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Marian keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marian obliges.
Marian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Marian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
No luck for Young with that takedown attempt.
Young clinches up against the cage.
Marian stalling against the cage.
Marian lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Young changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marian fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marian moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Marian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marian lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Marian missing with knees to the body.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young is working for takedown but Marian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phil Marian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Marian.
Marian working Young over with knees to the body.
Marian just leaning against Young, taking a breather.
Marian manages to break the clinch.
Marian shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Marian shoots in but no luck this time.
Young dives in and grabs Marian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marian pushes down on Young's head and hops out.
Marian clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Marian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marian lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to stall.
Marian crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Young tries to pull guard but Marian holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Marian stalling against the cage.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Marian.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young avoiding damage as Marian throws knees to the body.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Marian has him pressed against the cage.
Young fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marian has him pressed against the cage.
Marian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marian stalling in the clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but Marian holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Marian.
Marian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marian is defending well.
Marian lands a knee to the body.
Marian lands a knee to the body.
Marian stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Marian keeps him there for the moment.
Marian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Marian missing with knees to the body.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marian crunches a lovely knee into Young's ribcage.
Phil Marian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marian has Young pushed against the cage.
Young tries to break free but Marian pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young trying to stall but Marian improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Marian.
Josh Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young tries to work over Marian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Marian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marian 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Marian!
Our winner, Phil Marian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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