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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Young pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Daniel Holmes has been cut.
Holmes is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Young lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
RJ Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Holmes.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holmes wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young stalling against the cage.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young landing knees to the body.
Holmes looks winded!
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young is stalling here.
#T2#
Young stalls.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young has Holmes pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Young clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young stalls. #T3#
Nice body punch from Young.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#TD2#
Holmes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Young can't fight it off and eventually Holmes manages to take the fight to the floor. Young looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young is looking to stand up but Holmes isn't so interested in that idea. #T4##SUB2#
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Young's guard.
Holmes won't allow Young to get back to his feet. #ES#
Young 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 gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Young gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Young darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Young leaning against his opponent.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Holmes has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
RJ Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Holmes.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Holmes's takedown attempt.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Nice elbow from Young.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been informed that Holmes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Young landing knees to the head.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young stalling against the cage.
Young lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye. #T3#
A body shot lands from Young.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
RJ Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young lands a right hand.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes letting Young take a breather here.#T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a body punch.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Young has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Young lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body. #T2#
Young stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Young has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD2#
Holmes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES#
Young makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3##CL#
Young rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
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!
Young lands a knee to the body.
#T4#
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.
Young stalls.
Young gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Young working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniel Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CUT#
That has opened up Daniel Holmes's cut even more.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Young prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
RJ Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ Young!
RJ Young got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
HI 74- End is Nigh
Date: Jun 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Young has closed the distance and engaged Sausalito in a clinch.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Sausalito avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sausalito.
Sausalito tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Sausalito misses with a punch to the body.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sausalito avoids it.
Sausalito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sausalito's defenses.
Young lands a body shot.
Young trying to stall but Sausalito improves his position.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sausalito.
#BC2#
Sausalito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sausalito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sausalito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to clinch up but Sausalito circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young tries to clinch but Sausalito moves away
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young tries to clinch up but Sausalito circles away and keeps his distance.
Young tries to clinch but Sausalito moves away
and Sausalito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young taking a breather.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sausalito.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sausalito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sausalito.
A body shot lands from Sausalito.
Sausalito tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sausalito.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Sausalito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Sausalito is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Sausalito throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Sausalito - that landed with a thud.
Sausalito lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sausalito avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Sausalito has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sausalito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Sausalito avoids the damage to the body.
Young looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Sausalito breaks from the clinch.
Sausalito circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sausalito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Young takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Sausalito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young doesn't seem phased though.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Sausalito has managed to clinch.
Sausalito slows down the pace here.
Sausalito can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Young lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sausalito misses with a punch on the inside.
Sausalito slowing the pace effectively.
Sausalito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sausalito controls the action.
#T4#
Sausalito lands with a right to the head.
Sausalito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Sausalito controls his hands.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sausalito.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Sausalito lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sausalito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Young is breathing heavily.
Sausalito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sausalito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sausalito.
Sausalito slowing the pace effectively.
Sausalito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sausalito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sausalito back against the cage.
Sausalito leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Sausalito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sausalito lands a nice shot to the body.
Sausalito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young moves to clinch but Sausalito breaks away
and Sausalito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sausalito.
Sausalito throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Sausalito scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Alfredo Sausalito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young wants to clinch
and Sausalito counters with a straight right hand.
Young moves to clinch but Sausalito breaks away
and Sausalito counters with a straight right hand.
Sausalito might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Sausalito counter with a right hand.
Sausalito lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
Young tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Sausalito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young stalling in the clinch but Sausalito improves position.
Sausalito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sausalito fails to land.
Young prevents a body shot from Sausalito.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Sausalito throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sausalito up against the cage.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young tries to stall but Sausalito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young avoiding damage.
#T2#
Young tries to stall but Sausalito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sausalito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Sausalito is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sausalito.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Sausalito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young tries to stall but Sausalito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sausalito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young pushes Sausalito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Sausalito gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Sausalito avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Sausalito's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Sausalito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Sausalito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sausalito moves away.
Sausalito looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Sausalito pushes him off.
Sausalito avoids the body shot from Young.
Young tries to clinch there but Sausalito circles away.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sausalito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Sausalito clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sausalito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sausalito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sausalito looking to stall.
#T4#
Sausalito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sausalito tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.
Sausalito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sausalito lands with a right to the head.
Young just leaning against Sausalito, taking a breather.
Sausalito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young taking a breather.
Young tries to stall but Sausalito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sausalito gets through Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sausalito digs a right hand into Young's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Young's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Young throws an elbow but misses.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Sausalito in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Young.
Sausalito lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Sausalito 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sausalito lands with a right hand.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alfredo Sausalito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL#
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sausalito, pushing him back against the cage.
Sausalito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sausalito avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Sausalito lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sausalito as Young tries to tie him up.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sausalito lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alfredo Sausalito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Young is looking to control Sausalito's arms but Sausalito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Sausalito wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Sausalito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sausalito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Sausalito swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sausalito throws a head punch that misses.
Sausalito dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Sausalito avoiding damage.
#T2#
Sausalito tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sausalito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
Young trying to stall but Sausalito improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Sausalito.
Sausalito misses with a punch on the inside.
Sausalito tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sausalito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Sausalito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sausalito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sausalito tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sausalito back against the cage.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sausalito avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sausalito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
#T3#
Sausalito misses with a punch to the body.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sausalito looking to stall.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sausalito blocks an uppercut.
Sausalito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sausalito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Young trying to stall but Sausalito improves his position.
Sausalito has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Sausalito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sausalito leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Sausalito on the inside. #T4#
The referee calls for Young to work.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sausalito's defenses.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sausalito's elbow.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sausalito's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Alfredo Sausalito has been cut.
Sausalito cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Sausalito slowing the pace effectively.
Sausalito scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Sausalito manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Young rushes Sausalito and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sausalito avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
RJ Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Sausalito.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alfredo Sausalito.
Well Sausalito 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Sausalito!
A victorious Alfredo Sausalito thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
HI 66 - Efficient Business
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Filipovic lands a front kick.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That kick from Filipovic tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Filipovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Filipovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Young tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Filipovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Young avoided it.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipovic.
Filipovic is looking to slow Young down with leg kicks.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Filipovic throws a front kick that sends Young stumbling back into the cage.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch up.
Filipovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Young's head.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Filipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipovic throws out the jab.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a big head kick but Young shrugs it off.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young blocks a low kick nicely.
Young sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T3#
Young moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipovic. Filipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Filipovic.
Young on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young looks winded!
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Filipovic clinches.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Young looking to stall.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses. #T4#
Young avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like RJ Young has been cut.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on RJ Young's cut.
That's time! Filipovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Young tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
Young's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1#
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipovic's elbow.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Young tries to tie him up. #T2#
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
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!
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Filipovic lands a damaging elbow. #T3#
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Young tries to tie him up.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
#T4#
Young stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filipovic is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Young looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on RJ Young's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Filipovic.
Filipovic connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic. #T1#
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young taking a breather.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Filipovic.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to throw a body punch but Filipovic avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3#
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Filipovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow. #T4#
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
RJ Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filipovic 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Holmes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Young is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
Young is trying to escape back to his feet but Holmes uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#T1#
Young is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Holmes is controlling him well.
Holmes trying to control the position but Young is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Young definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Holmes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard. #ES#
Young 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 stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
#T2#
Holmes has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Young working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Young is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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.
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.#T3#
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
Young seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young stalling the fight.
#T4#
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Young lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Daniel Holmes has been cut.
A short right from Young.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
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!
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Young pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Young avoiding damage.
The referee calls for Young to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes on the side of the head.
Holmes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
As Holmes tries to get set, Young tries to push him back and clinch up but Holmes manages to avoid the attempt.
Young tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Young clinches.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young slows down the pace here.
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.#T2#
Young crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Young closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Holmes letting Young take a breather here.
Young blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
#T3#
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Young lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Young lands a body shot.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes letting Young take a breather here.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young avoiding damage.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T4#
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Young crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young lands an overhand right.#CL#
Young clinches up against the cage.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
That's time! Young's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Young jabs at Holmes's body.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.#CL#
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young stalling.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Young is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
The referee calls for Young to work.
RJ Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes taking a breather. #T1#
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holmes up against the cage.
A short right from Young.
A right hand to the body from Young.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Young has Holmes pushed against the cage.
Young is stalling here.
#T2#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL#
Young has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Young will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holmes up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young lands an elbow inside.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
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!
Young is stalling here.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T3#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
RJ Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Holmes.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young is stalling here.
Young lands a damaging elbow. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Knees to the body from Young.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
That has opened up Daniel Holmes's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Young.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniel Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
RJ Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hand to the body from Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Young, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ Young!
RJ Young opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Young rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young throws an elbow that misses.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Young. #T1#
Young avoiding damage.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Young taking a breather.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young is pushing Ortiz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Young missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws an elbow that misses.
Young blocks a body shot from Ortiz. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young blocking some punches.
Young slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Young stalls. #T4#
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
Young landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young avoiding damage.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Young punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Young instigates a clinch.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ortiz up against the cage.
Young just leaning against Ortiz, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
#T1#
Young slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Young moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
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.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Young stalling against the cage.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow. #T2#
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Tim Ortiz has been cut.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young has Ortiz pushed against the cage.
Young tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young is pushing Ortiz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL2#
Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
#T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Ortiz dodges an elbow strike from Young.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
RJ Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young leaning against his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
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.#T4#
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Young tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is looking to control Ortiz's arms but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Young has his back to the cage.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
#T1#
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Ortiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young stalls.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.#CL2#
Ortiz has managed to clinch.
Tim Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Young stalls.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young blocking some punches.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz stalls.
Young just leaning against Ortiz, taking a breather. #T3#
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortiz trying to land knees to the body.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Ortiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T4#
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Young here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young working Ortiz over with knees to the body.
Young stalling the fight.
Young leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young connects with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ Young!
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