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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Curtin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Yung is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 London, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Curtin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Curtin moves out of range easily.
Curtin throws a nice head kick!
Yung clinches up against the cage.
Curtin is trying to maintain a safe position but Yung gets an underhook and turns Curtin into the cage.
Curtin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yung manages to pull guard.
Curtin wanted to stand there but Yung had control of the position.
Yung wants to sweep here but Curtin controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung is retaining full guard.
Curtin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung controlling the position.
Curtin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yung tries to get out of the position.
Yung is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yung slips a straight right by Curtin.
Curtin shoots for a double leg takedown but Yung sprawls well. He's pushed Curtin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Curtin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curtin tries to clinch but Yung is having none of it.
Curtin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yung dives in and scores a takedown into Curtin's guard.
Yung throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung gets to his feet - Curtin follows without any prompting.
Curtin dives in and grabs Yung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yung pushes down on Curtin's head and hops out.
David Yung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Curtin.
Curtin moves away from the strike by Yung.
Yung tries for a takedown but Curtin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Curtin slaps away a takedown attempt from Yung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Curtin with that takedown attempt.
Curtin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yung but Yung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yung closes the distance and pushes Curtin back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yung successfully pulls guard.
Yung keeping moving, preventing Curtin from controlling successfully.
Curtin being controlled here momentarily.
Curtin stops Yung from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung is controlling Curtin's posture.
Yung keeping moving, preventing Curtin from controlling successfully.
Yung is pulling down on Curtin's head. It's preventing any offense from Curtin, at least for the moment.
Curtin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yung seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that round.
That's time! Yung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Curtin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yung is just out of range.
Yung darts in and clinches Curtin up against the cage.
Curtin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yung effectively controlling the action here.
Yung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Curtin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Yung as Curtin shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung has taken the fight to the clinch.
Curtin gets control of Yung's arms and successfully pulls guard. Curtin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yung gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Curtin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yung swivels and escapes.
David Yung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Curtin.
Curtin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yung pinned against the cage. Yung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Curtin but Curtin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtin can do to turn this around?
Curtin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curtin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yung shoots for a takedown but Curtin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Curtin dives in for a single leg takedown but Yung sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yung tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Curtin defends well and Yung ends up having to push Curtin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Curtin shoots for a takedown but Yung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Yung is winning the standup battle so far.
Yung misses with a double jab.
David Yung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Curtin with that takedown attempt.
Curtin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yung clinches up against the cage.
Curtin working aggressively here.
Yung leaning against his opponent.
Curtin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yung tries to score a body lock takedown but Curtin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Curtin jumps guard but Yung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yung shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Curtin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yung is looking to stand up but Curtin won't let him.
Yung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yung throwing strikes from guard but Curtin blocks nicely.
Curtin being controlled here, momentarily.
Yung is pushing down on Curtin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Curtin is fighting to maintain full guard but Yung has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Curtin is looking to improve his position.
Yung trying to control the pace.
Yung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Curtin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yung seems to be working for a kimura but Curtin defends the submission attempt.
Yung is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Curtin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Yung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Curtin blocks a low kick nicely.
Yung fails with the takedown.
Curtin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yung seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Curtin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Curtin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yung!
Yung tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Curtin easily slips into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung tries to reverse the position but Curtin maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung holds on, trying desperately to control.
Curtin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Curtin avoids the attempt from Yung to control.
Yung is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Yung wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yung working to try and regain half guard.
Yung is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung is looking to get to half guard.
Yung holds of for dear life.
Yung wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Curtin.
Yung is working to get back to half guard.
Yung manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung tries to roll over but Curtin keeps him under control.
Yung is trying to stand.
Curtin is looking to take a break and control but Yung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yung tries to get to full guard but Curtin has control of the leg.
Curtin prevents Yung from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Curtin misses with a leg kick.
Curtin closes the distance and clinches up with Yung, looking for a takedown. Curtin pushes Yung against the cage but Yung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Curtin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yung defends it nicely.
David Yung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Curtin.
Yung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yung throws a nice looking combination but Curtin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yung pushes Curtin up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Curtin shoots and misses
and Yung counters by clinching up.
Sam Curtin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Yung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Curtin looking to stall.
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 David Yung.
Well Yung 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Yung!
During a confident post fight interview, David Yung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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