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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Eminence front. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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262 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hara misses with a head kick.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Young throws a head kick but Hara moves out of range.
Hara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hara was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
A punch combination from Hara misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Young has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Hara misses with a series of wild punches.
Hara connects with a high kick.
Young moves away from the strike by Hara.
Hara misses with a wild combination.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Keith Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hara tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hara thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hara slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Hara loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Hara misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Young throws a jab when Hara was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Hara.
Josh Hara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young takes one to the chin there.
Young blocks a jab.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hara moves away.
Hara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Young.
We've been told by Hara's head coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young looks to land a right hand but Hara moved out of range.
Young avoids the head kick by Hara.
Hara moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Young takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hara tries to land a body kick
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young misses the jab.
Young avoids the head kick by Hara.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
Young throws a jab when Hara was well out of range.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hara was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Young blocks a head kick by Hara.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hara.
Young avoids the head kick by Hara.
Young jabs Hara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hara looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Hara takes the fight into the clinch.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hara.
Young has Hara pushed against the cage.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Hara avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hara avoids it.
Hara lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Young tries a body shot but Hara blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
Hara stalling in the clinch.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Hara misses with an elbow strike.
Hara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young is stalling here.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Hara controls his hands.
Hara manages to break the clinch.
Hara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hara.
A jab from Hara misses.
Hara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hara momentarily.
Hara pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hara wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hara's head.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hara's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hara gets back to full guard.
Hara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Hara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Young throws a hook to the side of Hara's head but Hara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Young misses
and Hara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young ducks right into an uppercut from Hara.
Hara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Hara scores with a three punch combo!
Young is rocked!
Josh Hara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Hara finish him?
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Hara misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young shoots in for a double leg but Hara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hara drops Young with a left and a right! Oh, Young is hurt - Hara dives into side control looking to finish!
Young manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hara gets full guard.
Hara trying to control the position.
Hara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hara trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Hara is working from the bottom.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hara won't allow Young to pass to mount.
Hara is looking to improve his position.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hara's head.
Hara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Young working Hara over with strikes.
Hara has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Young. Oh but Hara has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Young goes limp - he's gone! Hara jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Hara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Josh Hara waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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