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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonard Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young has Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Young has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young lands with a kick to the temple. Roberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Young.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Young tries to clinch up
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.
Roberts clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Young tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Young drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Young has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roberts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts lands a jab.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young is looking to clinch.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Roberts looks winded!
Nice sprawl there from Young as Roberts shoots in.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Young darts in looking for a takedown but Roberts gets double underhooks and turns Young into the cage.
Young successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Young's guard.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
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 Leonard Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Young.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Young sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roberts gets underhooks to prevent Young's takedown attempt.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Leonard Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young is stalling here.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roberts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young has managed to clinch.
Young tries to pull guard but Roberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roberts as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Young but Young pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Young changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to avoid it but Young manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roberts to the ground. Roberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonard Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberts tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberts misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roberts defends well and Young ends up having to push Roberts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Roberts tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roberts smiles and moves away.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Roberts shoots in.
Young lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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 Leonard Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Young defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Young into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Young shoots in.
Young drives through and clinches with Roberts against the cage.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young wants to stall.
Roberts 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.
Roberts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts pulls guard successfully.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Young defends well.
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
Roberts being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Young's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonard Young.
Young has managed to clinch.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leonard Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Roberts tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young pulls guard successfully.
Roberts wants to get up but he can't break Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young is striking from the bottom but Roberts uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his hands clasped together around Roberts's back. He's all about the action.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Young sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Roberts is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Roberts eventually gives up the hold.
Young wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Roberts tries to stand and escape but Young is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonard Young.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Young!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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