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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen comes to the ring accompanied by River Flows In You. Young has chosen The Zoo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen checks a leg kick nicely.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Cullen 's knee.
A head kick misses from Young.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cullen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cullen thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cullen throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen lands with a cross.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking to slow Cullen down with leg kicks.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Cullen throws a big shot that misses.
Edward Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cullen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Edward Cullen has been cut.
Cullen throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Cullen cracks Young with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Cullen misses.
Cullen throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Cullen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cullen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young forces Cullen back against the ropes and clinches.
Cullen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Young.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cullen managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Cullen manages to break the clinch.
Cullen throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cullen misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Cullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cullen throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cullen works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
Cullen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Young.
Young tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cullen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cullen throws a combination that misses
and Young counters by clinching up.
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 Edward Cullen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Cullen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Young misses with a looping right.
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young throws out a loose jab but Cullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen misses with a body punch
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Young tries a knee to the head but Cullen blocks it.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cullen or not.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young misses with some punches.
Cullen avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cullen misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Cullen is predictable there
and Young counters with a big head kick but Cullen shrugs it off.
Cullen checks the leg kick.
Cullen punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Cullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Cullen 's knee.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Cullen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a lazy head kick
and Young counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Cullen pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Cullen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cullen misses with a straight left.
Cullen misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Cullen misses.
Cullen misses with a looping left.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a looping right.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cullen looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young works the jab nicely.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
Young misses the jab.
Cullen throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
Young fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cullen checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Cullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Cullen does it's job there.
Young blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen misses with the body kick
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cullen's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Cullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Cullen circles away.
Young tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Young thows a body kick. Cullen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Cullen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jake Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.
Cullen throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a low kick, right behind Cullen 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young clinches up against the ropes.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cullen avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Cullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cullen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cullen walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Young tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Cullen throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Cullen throws a big shot that misses.
Young slips a jab from Cullen.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young closes the distance and pushes Cullen back into the ropes.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cullen's defenses.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Cullen's head.
Cullen dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
Cullen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Young.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Cullen dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cullen's face.
Cullen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Cullen is trying to break free.
Cullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cullen's elbow.
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.
Cullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cullen wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Cullen avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Cullen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Cullen is trying to break free.
Cullen breaks the clinch.
Cullen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Cullen.
Cullen misses with a leg kick
and Young counters with a body kick that stops Cullen in his tracks momentarily.
Young tries to clinch up but Cullen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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