Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AW 28
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Young was just out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Young misses with a body shot.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tate Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Young tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
Tate Jr slips a jab and a cross from Young .
Tate Jr checks a low kick from Young .
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T1##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Young just leaning against Tate Jr, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tate Jr. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch. #T2##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young thows a leg kick but Tate Jr checks it
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Young . #CL#
Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
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 pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate Jr is defending well for now.#BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Young tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr with a knee to the head. #T3##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate Jr is just out of range.
Tate Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young .
Young misses with a low kick.
Tate Jr connects with a body shot that sends Young 's belly button to the back.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate Jr with a body shot.
Tate Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
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!
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young missing with a left hand there. Tate Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate Jr throws a nice head kick!
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Young clinches. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young throws a wild body kick that Tate Jr sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tate Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Young is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Young clinches.
Young taking a breather. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Young takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T2#
Tate Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Young forces Tate Jr back against the ropes and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young avoids the head kick by Tate Jr. #CL2#
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Young is trying to break free.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Young tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#T4##CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate Jr is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Tate Jr forces Young back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #T1##BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Young . Young maintains the clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Tate Jr has the dominant position.
Tate Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Tate Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T2#
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Young .
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young swinging wildly here.
Young tries a low kick but Tate Jr avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young . Tate Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Tate Jr throws a one two combo.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Tate Jr to work.
Tate Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.#CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T4##BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tate Jr.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.
Young wants to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Tate Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Young throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Tate Jr counters by clinching up. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tate Jr counters with a left to the body.
Rick Young Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 24
Date: Nov 17, 2019

#R1#
Tact tries to clinch up#TD2#
so Young counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Tact looking for subs off his back but Young has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB2#
Young is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tact pushes Young off looking to stand but Young dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tact won't allow Young to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T1##SUB2#
Young is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tact sees it coming and defends easily.
Tact trying to control from the bottom.
Young is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tact has a hand on Young 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Young takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Poor strikes thrown by Young there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Young tries to control but Tact wriggling away. #T2#
Young controlling from mount.
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young avoids the attempt from Tact to control.
Young working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tact is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Young connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tact tries to hold on but Young pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Young cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tact tries to hold on but Young postures up.#T4#
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tact takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tact is trying to stand up.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
Young lands a heavy elbow.
Young controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tact shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tact shoots for a takedown but Young saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Tact seems unphased.
Tact misses with a takedown attempt #KD2#
and Young counters with a crisp one two that drops Tact ! Young thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tact to his feet! Tact is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Tact . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Young sends Tact crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Young is motioning to the referee to let Tact up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Tact is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Young drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tact wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Young manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Young prevents Tact from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Young is going to stand back up.
Tact is trying to control but can't.
Tact is refusing to be controlled, as Young sits in half guard.
Young prevents Tact from improving his position.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rick Young Young has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tact is trying to control but Young passes into side control!
Tact takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Young working the ground and pound.
Tact manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Young working Tact over with strikes.
Tact is trying to stand.
Young tries to stand and escape but Tact is controlling the position. #T3#
Young sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Young is stalling here. Tact is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Young seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tact has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tact wants to stand but Young is controlling his arm.
Young keeping his opponent close.
You can see the frustration on Young 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Young is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tact is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tact cracks Young with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tact scoring with strikes but Young is staying in there.
Young is trying to escape the mount.
Tact lands a heavy elbow.
Tact is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tact controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Young gets the takedown into side control.
Tact trying his best to control but Young has mounted him.
Young controlling the position easily from mount.
Young cracks Tact with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tact is working to get back to half guard.
Young dominating with strikes here.#T1#
Young wants to get back to his feet but Tact is holding on tight.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Young takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Young avoids the attempt from Tact to control.
Tact tries to control Young 's body but Young pushes him off. Tact squirms to his side and now Young has his back!
Young is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tact up.
Tact staying busy and making it hard for Young to control. #T2#
Young keeps control of the position easily here as Tact tries to buck him off.
Young is landing with strikes. Tact can't take much more of this.#SUB2#
Tact is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Young punishes Tact with strikes from the back mount.
You can see the frustration on Tact 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tact could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T3##SUB2#
Young is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Tact is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Young Young !

Event: AW 21
Date: Oct 31, 2019

#R1#
Young tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Young throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.#CL#
Tate Jr has Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Young breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Young can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1##BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young is trying to stall. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr darts in and clinches Young up against the ropes.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.#T2#
Tate Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young 's defenses.
Tate Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.#BC#
Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Young tries to get set, Tate Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young .
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away. #T4#
Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Tate Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Young . #CL#
Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Tate Jr scores with a leg kick.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tate Jr checks a low kick from Young .
Tate Jr misses with a low kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young slips under a jab.#CL2#
Young has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Young throws a right and a left that Tate Jr avoids nicely.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Crunch! Tate Jr slams his shin into Young 's torso.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Tate Jr throws a leg kick which misses Young 's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young tries to clinch up.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Jr. #T2##CL2#
Young has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Young back into the ropes.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Jr is looking to control Young 's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate Jr trying to stall but Young improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr lands a head kick!
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.#BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Young .
Tate Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate Jr avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Tate Jr avoids it.#CL2#
Young rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr prevents Young from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#
It looks like Rick Young Young has been cut.#CL2#
Young pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Tate Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away. #CL#
Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.#BC#
Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young misses with a head kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young 's calf.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3##CL#
Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Young . Young maintains the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away. #T4#
Tate Jr misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Tate Jr cracks Young with a good jab.#CL#
Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Young pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr avoiding damage.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!

Event: AW 20
Date: Oct 18, 2019

#R1#
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Young forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.#CL2#
Tate rushes Young and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position. #T1##BC#
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Tate wants to clinch.
Young is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate.#T2##TD#
Young feints and as Tate raises his hands in defense, Young changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Young wants it to stay on the feet.
Rick Young Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.
Tate dives in and grabs Young 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.#TD#
Young shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Young is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Tate's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate misses with a takedown #CL#
and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tate jumps guard but Young turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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 Rick Young Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tate avoids the head kick by Young .
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tate gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Young gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Young trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Tate is not content to let Young control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Young is trying to work for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
Young content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Young is working away from the top position though.
Young not doing much here.
Tate keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Young passes into side control, despite Tate's attempt to control the position.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Young connects with a decent elbow.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Young wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy. #T3#
Tate trying to remain calm as Young controls from the top position.
Young grinds an elbow into Tate's temple.
Young is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Young looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Tate manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Young works his way into full mount!
Young controlling his opponent.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.
Tate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tate tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate looking for a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tate into the cage.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Rick Young Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lane Tate.#T1##TD2#
Tate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Young napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Young keeping his opponent close.
Young wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Who's going to make the next move?
Tate working away.#T2#
Young is holding Tate down, trying to stall.
Tate is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young keeps Tate under control for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Young wants to control but Tate postures up.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Young forces Tate back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate dives in and grabs Young 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Tate. #TD#
Young darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Young works his way into full mount!
Tate really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T4#
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tate? #SUB#
Young with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Young raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Young has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Tate is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Young Young !

Event: AW 18
Date: Sep 30, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Tate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Tate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young throws a push kick but Tate slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the cage.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Young leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Young .
Young continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#TD2#
Young has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tate is trying to keep an underhook but Young manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Tate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Young is looking for a kimura but Tate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Young to get the leverage. #T1#
Young is controlling the pace.
Tate is looking to improve his position.
Tate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Young is thwarting Tate's attempts to control the position.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
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.
Tate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Young is working away from the top position though.
Young is taking a breather. Tate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Young tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tate. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T3#
Tate darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Young counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Young content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Young is looking to advance position but Tate won't allow it.
Tate trying to control but Young postures up.
Young working Tate over with strikes. #T4#
Young is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tate keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Young trying to control from half guard but Tate is working away.
Tate is trying to maintain the position but Young is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Young counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tate!
Young is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tate's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tate!
Young tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Young avoids the attempt from Tate to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young trying to control but Tate is having none of it. #T1#
Tate is bucking up trying to escape but Young cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Young tries to control but Tate wriggling away.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Tate can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Young wants to finish this one by submission but Tate is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Young .
A nice elbow there by Young .#T2#
Young lands a heavy elbow.
Young controlling from mount.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Tate is holding on tight.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tate tries to reverse the position but Young maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tate looks a forlorn figure.
Young raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tate hang on?#T3##SUB2#
Young has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Tate is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Young Young !

Event: AW 9
Date: Jul 30, 2019

#R1#
Mcgraugh stalks Young and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Young 's face. Young staggers backwards, shaken.
Young looks winded!
Young tries for a takedown but Mcgraugh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mcgraugh cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgraugh scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
Young closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mcgraugh.#CL#
Mcgraugh has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Young 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Mcgraugh.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh - that landed with a thud.
Mcgraugh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Mcgraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcgraugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Young is rocked!
Mcgraugh lands a right hand.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgraugh finish him?
Young takes a shot to the head.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Young to his knees! Mcgraugh keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh retains his light heavyweight title!

Event: AW 8
Date: Jul 25, 2019

#R1#
Mcgraugh throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mcgraugh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mcgraugh.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mcgraugh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Young momentarily.
Young misses with the combination.
Mcgraugh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Young misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgraugh tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgraugh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Mcgraugh clinches.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards. #T1#
A short right from Mcgraugh.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mcgraugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgraugh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Mcgraugh has the dominant position.
Mcgraugh lands with a light punch inside.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcgraugh is keeping busy.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Young 's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young is breathing heavily.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand.
Mcgraugh is struggling to control the position.
Mcgraugh lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Young 's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcgraugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch.
Mcgraugh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mcgraugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a body shot.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a hook that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Mcgraugh on the inside.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Young is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcgraugh.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Mcgraugh as the two fighters clinch.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Mcgraugh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Young being controlled against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh. #T4#
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body.
Mcgraugh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mcgraugh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcgraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh cracks Young on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Young crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: AW 6
Date: Jul 12, 2019

#R1#
Van Glost thows a body kick. Young tries to catch it but that hurt him. #TD2#
Young closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Glost is in trouble now - Young has advanced to mount!
Van Glost takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Glost is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Young is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Van Glost is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Van Glost flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Young anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Van Glost and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Young slips an arm under Van Glost chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Young has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Young is squeezing on Van Glost like an anaconda would it's prey. Van Glost fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Young Young !
Rick Young Young is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: AW 4
Date: Jul 04, 2019

#R1#
Tate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Tate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Young clinches.
Young looks winded!#TD#
Tate pulls guard successfully.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Tate looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Young passes into side control.
Tate tries to buck Young off but Young is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is trying to escape the position but Young is controlling the position.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Tate takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T1#
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Young drags him back down.
Tate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Tate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Young takes a little break here. Tate wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tate can't do much from the bottom here.
Young trying to control the position but Tate is working away. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tate, who protects the arm well.
Young tries to move to mount but Tate blocks the move with his legs.
Tate bucks up and tries to throw Young off but instead Young has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is not going to allow Tate to sit and survive in this position.
Tate tries to break free. #T3##SUB2#
Young is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tate is defending well though. Young let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Young is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Tate needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Young is not going to allow Tate to sit and survive in this position.
Young thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #T4#
Tate tries to escape but Young has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Young gets his hands free as Tate looks to control.
Tate rolls, trying to escape but Young keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Tate defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Young has the hooks in. Tate is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young tries to keep control of the position but Tate is staying busy.
Tate trying to control the hands but Young won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lane Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Young manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Tate instigates a clinch.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands. #BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Young closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Young wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Young are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB2#
Young wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tate, who protects the arm well.
Tate tries to strike but it doesn't land. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate wants to control but Young postures up.
Tate avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Young .
Tate is trying to get back to half guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Young is fending him off so far but Tate persists. Nope, Young circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Young shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Tate tries to sprawl but Young drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tate trying to hold on to Young 's head to control him but Young postures up.
Young passes the guard and advances to mount! #T3#
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young throwing strikes here but Tate is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Young thowing shots but they're missing.
Young looking to control but Tate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate wants to control but Young is having none of it.#SU2#
Young stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tate dives in and grabs Young 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate.#TD2#
Young scores with a takedown into Tate's guard.
Tate trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young .
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Young shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate looks to land a body kick but Young moved away.#T1#
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
Tate shoots in but no luck this time.
Tate shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lane Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Young is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tate can't fight it off and eventually Young manages to take the fight to the floor. Tate looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young postures up. #T2#
Young passes Tate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy. #ES#
Tate kicks off Young and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Young shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tate napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tate is looking to get back to his feet here but Young is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tate's back.
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 somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T3##SUB2#
Young is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Tate taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Young .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Young Young !

Event: AW3
Date: Jun 26, 2019

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Mcgraugh as Young shoots in.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Mcgraugh pushes him away.
Mcgraugh swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcgraugh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcgraugh connects with a jab.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcgraugh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcgraugh keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgraugh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mcgraugh scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcgraugh scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Mcgraugh misses its intended target.
Mcgraugh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CL2#
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young tries to pull guard but Mcgraugh won't allow it.
Young is working for takedown but Mcgraugh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corey Mcgraugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Young Young .#T1#
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Young tries to break the clinch but Mcgraugh is controlling the position.
Mcgraugh lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
Mcgraugh presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young looks winded!
Mcgraugh 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.
Mcgraugh lands with a left to the head.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young .
Mcgraugh lands a right hand.
Mcgraugh works on Young 's body with a couple of short punches.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Young backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgraugh digs a right hand underneath Young 's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mcgraugh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
A short right from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgraugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Young s head.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mcgraugh.
A body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mcgraugh as the two fighters clinch.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Mcgraugh slowing the pace effectively.
Mcgraugh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcgraugh gets through Young 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcgraugh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3##BC#
Mcgraugh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcgraugh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mcgraugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcgraugh thuds a left hand into Young 's body.
Mcgraugh digs a good body shot into Young 's ribs.
Mcgraugh throws out a powerful jab.
Corey Mcgraugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Mcgraugh has managed to clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mcgraugh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgraugh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment. #ROC#
Young is rocked!
Mcgraugh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcgraugh finish him?#CUT#
It looks like Rick Young Young has been cut.
Mcgraugh lands a big right hand that drops Young ! The killer instinct kicks in and Mcgraugh finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mcgraugh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Mcgraugh!

Event: AW 1
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
Tate throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Young moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Young .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rick Young Young .
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Young throws a counter combo.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Young moves into range and clinches up with Tate.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely. #T2#
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Tate misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate thuds a left hand into Young 's body.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Young throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tate.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate blocks a head kick by Young .
Tate throws a low kick but Young moves out of range easily.
Young wants to counter the offense by Tate and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Young misses. #CL2#
Young clinches. #BC2#
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate wants to clinch.#T3#
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Young clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young stalls.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate taking a breather.
Young is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.#T4##BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
As Tate backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate manages to avoid it all.
Tate blocks a head kick by Young . #CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate'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.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Young clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young dominated that round.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Young instigates a clinch.
Young avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Young has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Young pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Young lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Tate wants to break free but Young has control.
Tate tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
Young keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Tate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Young has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a two punch combination. #T2##CL2#
Young gets a clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Young uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rick Young Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Rick Young Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Young .#CL2#
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Young lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Young tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Young looking to stall.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young avoiding damage as Tate throws knees to the body.
Tate wants to stall.
Young tries a body shot but Tate blocks it. #BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Young moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away. #CL#
Tate clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.#T4#
Tate working hard to break the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Tate.
Tate letting Young take a breather here.
Tate tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Young Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Young moves into range and clinches up with Tate.#BC2#
Young breaks from the clinch.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Young looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tate clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Young moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick. #CL2#
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it. #BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Young tries to get set, Tate tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young .
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate throws a jab when Young was well out of range.#CL2#
Young clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young misses with a body kick.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is looking to control Young 's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Young 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Young moves into the clinch successfully. #T3#
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC2#
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Young clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the ropes.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Tate tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
Young prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Young drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes. #BC2#
Young manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to land a front kick but Tate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young .
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tate misses with the combination.
Young is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Young drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tate misses with a knee to the head.
Lane Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Young Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young .

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Young 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Young Young !

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