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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Philipp Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Farid Ismail!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismail shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ismail fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young goes for a takedown attempt but Ismail pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ismail fails to land the takedown.
Ismail throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ismail takes the fight into the clinch.
Ismail drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Philipp Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farid Ismail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismail is pressed up against the cage. Young has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ismail down to the mat. Ismail avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ismail darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ismail.
Ismail trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismail is taking a breather. Young says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ismail wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismail takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ismail looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young missing with punches from the bottom.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ismail on the ground.
Ismail not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young wants to get back to full guard but Ismail has passed into side control.
Young is trying to control Ismail's posture but Ismail avoids it.
Young is trying to improve his position.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Ismail.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ismail stalls from top position.
Ismail tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ismail has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Young is looking for a sweep.
Ismail thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Young could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ismail is chipping away with strikes.
Young tries to bench press Ismail off him but Ismail keeps the position.
Young is letting Ismail control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismail creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ismail trying to control the position but Young is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismail goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Young has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ismail but great work by Young.
Ismail manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ismail frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farid Ismail 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.
Ismail fails to land the takedown.
Ismail bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ismail tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ismail moves into full mount!
Ismail is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Young can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Young might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ismail is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Young can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ismail controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Young wants to control but Ismail is having none of it.
The referee warns Young that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ismail looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ismail working for a submission but Young is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to hold on but Ismail pushes him away.
Ismail wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is trying to stand.
Young is bucking up trying to escape but Ismail cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismail landing strikes from the mount.
Ismail fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ismail working for a submission but Young is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Ismail avoids the attempt from Young to control.
Ismail controlling the position easily from mount.
Ismail wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Ismail goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Young is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young won't allow Ismail to sweep him here.
Ismail is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ismail is controlling the pace.
Young throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farid Ismail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ismail feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, Ismail changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young wants to stand and escape but Ismail is having none of it.
Young is striking from the bottom but Ismail uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ismail has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young is looking to improve his position.
Ismail wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Ismail is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ismail is taking a breather. Young says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Ismail is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Young keeping control of the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Farid Ismail wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ismail drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young looking to control.
Ismail advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ismail just content to control the position.
Farid Ismail has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ismail trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Ismail is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Young looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ismail gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Young is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ismail lets go of the hold and Young can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Farid Ismail!
Farid Ismail made sure to mention his sponsor, Atlantis in his post fight interview.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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