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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Young (ranked 4299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caspian Hull (ranked 5982 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caspian Hull!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young clinches.
Young has Hull pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Hull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hull is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Young prevents Hull from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hull wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Hull takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Young stalling against the cage.
Hull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hull is trying to stall.
Hull tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hull in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young prevents a body shot from Hull.
Young has Hull pushed against the cage.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Young slows down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young has Hull pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Young.
Young moves into the clinch.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young gets through Hull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hull takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Hull avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Young 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.
Hull tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Hull tries to tie him up.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hull is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hull has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull taking a breather.
Young digs a right hand underneath Hull's ribcage. Hull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Hull being controlled against the cage.
Hull taking a breather.
Hull being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hull tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Hull is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Hull avoids the damage to the body.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Hull in his tracks for a moment.
Young connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Hull avoids the damage to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Hull controls the action.
Hull taking a breather.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hull up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands an elbow just above Hull 's eye.
Young has Hull pressed against the cage, preventing Hull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
David Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hull avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Hull is trying to stall.
Hull tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Young dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Young has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hull.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hull looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hull can do to turn this around?
Young moves into the clinch.
Hull wants to stall.
Hull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hull being controlled against the cage.
Young lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull looking to stall.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hull takes an elbow to the temple.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young stalling.
Young with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hull has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Hull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Caspian Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Young landing knees to the head.
Hull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Young avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hull up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Hull tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents a body shot from Hull.
Young taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hull is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hull blocks it with crossed arms.
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hull misses with a punch to the body.
Young working Hull over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Young.
Hull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young has Hull pushed against the cage.
Young working Hull over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Young has Hull pressed against the cage.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hull's defenses.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young taking a breather.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
David Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Young on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Young!
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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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