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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Young has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Stone clinches up against the cage.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Young wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keith Young wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Young taking a breather.
Stone jumps guard and drags Young to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Stone will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young pulls Stone into guard.
Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone stands up from Young's guard - Stone perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stone.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Young clinches up against the cage.
Stone wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Young's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Young off balance momentarily.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Stone tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the cage and eventually Stone drops back down to his feet.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone gets caught flat footed, as Young shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Young won't allow Stone to get back to his feet.
Young wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Stone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Young tries to break the clinch but Stone is controlling the position.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
Stone lands a body punch.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Stone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Keith Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Young moves into the clinch.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Stone is controlling him.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is really struggling to control Stone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stone trying to keep a closed guard but Young is proving a slippery customer.
Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Young fails with the takedown
and Stone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tony Stone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young wants to break free but Stone has control.
Young tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stone.
Stone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stone drags the fight down to the ground.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Young defends easily.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Young is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young stands and steps away. Stone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Stone avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stone tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone has Young up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Young pressed against the cage, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone manages to pull guard.
Young distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Young controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keith Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone is working an open guard so Young takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone gets caught napping as Young dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Young working some strikes from top position.
Stone is working an open guard so Young takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Keith Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stone.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.
Stone is looking to clinch.
Tony Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stone!
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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
RATING
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