Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs FortyThree
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Baby is just out of range.
Baby slips under a jab from Youngblood.#CL#
Youngblood tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Baby around his waist. Baby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood misses with some punches.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Youngblood tries to keep at a distance but Baby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands a left hand.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Baby gets through Youngblood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Baby has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Baby working aggressively here.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.#BC2#
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Baby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baby wants to clinch up but Youngblood keeps it at a distance.
Youngblood throws a counter combo.
Baby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Youngblood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Baby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Youngblood's head.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2##BC2#
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Baby closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Baby. #ROC#Youngblood is rocked!
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby finish him?
Baby is trying to pull guard but Youngblood turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood seems to have recovered his senses.
Youngblood working hard to break the clinch.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood lands a left hand.
Youngblood trying to stall but Baby improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Youngblood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baby lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards. #T3#
Youngblood takes a shot to the head.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Youngblood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Baby closes the distance and clinches.
Youngblood looking to slow down the pace here.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Baby keeps control of Youngblood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Youngblood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Youngblood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baby tries to clinch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Baby doesn't manage to clinch there - Youngblood circles away. #CL#
Baby moves into the clinch.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood misses with the head strike. #T4#
Baby has Youngblood pressed against the cage, preventing Youngblood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baby lands a hook that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Youngblood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baby has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood. #BC2#
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Youngblood clobbers Baby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baby closes the distance and clinches up with Youngblood, looking for a takedown. Baby pushes Youngblood against the cage but Youngblood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxxy Baby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Baby rushes Youngblood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Youngblood fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Baby moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Youngblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baby is looking to clinch.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Youngblood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Youngblood motions for Baby to come forward. Youngblood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Baby has managed to clinch.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby dips a shoulder and cracks Youngblood with a mighty uppercut! Youngblood falls back against the cage and Baby unloads with a barrage of strikes! Youngblood is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Baby screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!

Event: CMMA 138 Zimmerman v Izanagi
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Baenre tries to clinch but Youngblood is having none of it.
Youngblood throwing a counter right hand but Baenre manages to avoid it.
Youngblood avoids the head kick by Baenre.
Baenre throws a looping overhand right but Youngblood ducks down to avoid it.
Youngblood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Baenre.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baenre.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baenre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baenre misses with a looping right.
Youngblood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Baenre.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Baenre ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baenre misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Baenre does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Youngblood has knocked Baenre down with a huge combo! Youngblood steps away and waves a wobbly Baenre back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Jarlaxle Baenre has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Youngblood batters Baenre with a massive right followed by a huge left! Baenre is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Youngblood lands a final crushing right hand to drop Baenre to the mat with a gruesome thud! Youngblood is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: CMMA 129 Olsen v Abner
Date: Jul 10, 2021

#R1#
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Vernon moves away and avoids it.
Vernon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Youngblood takes a swing at Vernon's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood cracks a nice hook into Vernon's ribs.
Vernon works Youngblood's body with a nice hook.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vernon.
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vernon moves away.
Youngblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood swings widly with a right hand
and Vernon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vernon.
Youngblood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vernon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Vernon just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Vernon feints the counter takedown.
Vernon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Youngblood throws out the jab.
Youngblood misses with the combination.
Vernon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
It looked like Youngblood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Youngblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Vernon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vernon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Vernon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vernon throws a counter combo.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vernon manages to avoid it.
Youngblood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Vernon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Issac Vernon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vernon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Youngblood scrambles back to his feet.
Vernon cracks a nice hook into Youngblood's ribs.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vernon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice takedown defense from Youngblood. No joy for Vernon on that attempt.
A quick step to the side and Youngblood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vernon.
Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Vernon.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vernon.
Vernon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vernon lands with a right hand.
Vernon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vernon slips under a jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vernon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T3#
Vernon scores with a jab to the head.
Vernon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Youngblood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vernon.
Vernon tries to move into range but Youngblood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vernon misses with a wild body shot.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vernon.
Youngblood throws a shot from downtown. Vernon moves away and avoids it.
Vernon missing with a left hand there. Youngblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Vernon misses.
Youngblood needs to keep his hands up - Vernon had a free shot at his head there.
Vernon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Youngblood eats them both and turns towards Vernon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T4#
Vernon lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vernon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Vernon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vernon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Youngblood walks into a stiff left hand from Vernon.
Youngblood slips a straight right by Vernon.
Youngblood throws a hook to the side of Vernon's head but Vernon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Vernon is out of range.
Vernon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vernon connects with a body shot.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Issac Vernon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Youngblood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Youngblood loads up on a big right hand but Vernon slips the punch.
Vernon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vernon misses the jab.
Vernon slips under a jab from Youngblood.
Vernon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youngblood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Youngblood circles away quickly and effectively.
Youngblood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vernon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Youngblood scrambles back to his feet.
Vernon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood is looking for a counter combo.
Youngblood misses the body punch
and Vernon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Youngblood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Issac Vernon seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Vernon shakes it off.
Youngblood missing with a left hand there. Vernon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Youngblood swinging wildly here.
Vernon looks to score with a jab to the body but Youngblood is just out of range.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Vernon moves out of range.
Youngblood misses with a looping right.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Vernon ducked under it nicely.
Youngblood cracks Vernon with an open hand slap.
Vernon shoots in looking for a takedown but Youngblood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vernon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target. #T2#
Youngblood misses with a combination
and Vernon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Youngblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Vernon coming out on top.
A big right from Vernon misses.
Vernon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Youngblood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernon scores with a shot to the body.
Youngblood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vernon's hands.
Vernon lands a nice looking body shot.
Vernon scores with a hook to the body. Youngblood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Youngblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon.
Youngblood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vernon scores with a nice strike.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD2#
Vernon shoots in and bounces Youngblood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vernon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Vernon is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Vernon throws a big right hand that misses.
Vernon throws a big right hand that misses.
Vernon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Youngblood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vernon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vernon controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Vernon gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Vernon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vernon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vernon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vernon drops his hands momentarily and Youngblood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vernon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vernon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vernon duly obliges.
Youngblood throws an overhand right that lands on Vernon's shoulder, as Vernon tries to avoid the shot.
Vernon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Youngblood circles away quickly and effectively.
Youngblood is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon slips under a jab.
Vernon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vernon! But no joy.
Vernon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Vernon misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Youngblood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vernon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vernon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Youngblood. Youngblood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut. Vernon saw that one coming.
It seemed like Vernon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Youngblood misses with a hook.
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vernon avoids the body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Vernon ducks down to avoid it.
Vernon lands a jab to the head. #T2#
Vernon fails with the takedown.
Youngblood pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD2#
Vernon drives through with a takedown into Youngblood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Youngblood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vernon is controlling him.
Youngblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vernon.
Youngblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vernon.
Ricky Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vernon working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vernon pushes down on Youngblood's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Vernon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T3#
Still in half guard, Vernon seems content to control.#SUB2#
Vernon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vernon moves into full mount! Youngblood won't be happy about that!
Issac Vernon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vernon landing strikes from the mount and Youngblood is in trouble! #T4#
Youngblood looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB2#
Vernon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Youngblood trying to control the position but Vernon manages to sink in the hooks.
Youngblood tries to roll but Vernon sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vernon avoiding Youngblood 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Youngblood is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vernon has Youngblood flattened out and is raining down punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Issac Vernon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vernon 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Issac Vernon!
Issac Vernon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CMMA 116 Zimmerman v Mishawa
Date: Jun 11, 2021

#R1#
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Youngblood connects with a jab.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagibatel throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood slips under a jab.
Youngblood throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a big shot that misses.
Nagibatel looks for the body kick but Youngblood saw that one coming.
Youngblood misses with a hook to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Youngblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Youngblood connects with a looping right hand.
Youngblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood is looking to wear down Nagibatel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagibatel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Youngblood.
Nagibatel stuns Youngblood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nagibatel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Youngblood misses
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Youngblood is out of range.
It looked like Youngblood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nagibatel.#T2#
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Youngblood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagibatel is just out of range.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Youngblood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a nice body shot.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut.
Nagibatel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Youngblood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a thumping low kick.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Nagibatel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagibatel tries a quick counter leg kick but Youngblood is wise to it.
Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head.
Youngblood misses with a hook to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Youngblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Youngblood misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Nagibatel.
Youngblood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Nagibatel fails to land with a series of punches.
Youngblood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagibatel slips a jab and a cross from Youngblood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel looks for the body kick but Youngblood saw that one coming.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Nagibatel is trying to counter with his kicks.
Youngblood walks into a stiff left hand from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagibatel circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Youngblood drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Nagibatel follows Youngblood to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CMMA 109 Peieira vs. Big Mouth
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1#
Seng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Youngblood looks to throw the jab but Seng is out of range.
Seng digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.
Seng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Youngblood swings widly with a right hand
and Seng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood misses with a double jab.
Seng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seng lands a nice looking body shot.
Youngblood lands a right hook to the body.
Youngblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Seng is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seng slips under a jab.
Youngblood slips a jab and a cross from Seng. #T1#
Youngblood takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
Seng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Seng misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Youngblood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Youngblood.#CUT#It looks like Keith Seng has been cut.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Seng.
Youngblood misses with a hook.
Seng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Youngblood throws an overhand right that lands on Seng's shoulder, as Seng tries to avoid the shot.
Youngblood blocks a head kick by Seng.
Youngblood misses with a jab to the body
and Seng counters with a stiff right hand.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Seng counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Youngblood is rocked!#T2#
Seng drops Youngblood with a naaaaasty hook - Youngblood is in real trouble here! Seng dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Seng!
Keith Seng seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CMMA 101
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Youngblood slips a straight right by Cruz.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Youngblood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Youngblood throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Cruz tries to move into range but Youngblood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Youngblood.
Cruz slips under a jab.
We've been told by Youngblood's head coaches at Gunner's School of Combat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Youngblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Youngblood misses with a looping right.
Youngblood throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz is fighting to break Youngblood's control of his arms but Youngblood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Youngblood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Youngblood tries to get out of the position.
Youngblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Youngblood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Youngblood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Youngblood is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz prevents Youngblood from getting back to his feet.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Youngblood's head.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Youngblood has wrist control.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cruz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Youngblood has wrist control.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Youngblood has wrist control.#T3#
Youngblood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Youngblood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Youngblood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#ES#
Youngblood wriggles free and stands up.
Cruz slips a straight right by Youngblood.
Cruz tries to counter with a clinch but Youngblood shakes him off and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youngblood.
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Youngblood.#T4#
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Youngblood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Youngblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Youngblood.
Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Youngblood rather than just go for the knockout.
Youngblood misses with a hook.
A jab from Cruz misses.
A little feinted left hand from Youngblood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Youngblood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Youngblood ducks right into an uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
Youngblood slips under a jab.
Cruz's coach down at Golden Harvest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cruz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
Youngblood throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz works the jab nicely.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Youngblood lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Youngblood takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Youngblood's waist but Youngblood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cruz off to one side. #T1#
Cruz slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Youngblood misses with a looping right.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Youngblood with a body shot.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Youngblood scores with a three punch combo!
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Youngblood counters with a two punch combo. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Ricky Youngblood is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz slips under a jab.#CL2#
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Youngblood back into the cage.#BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Youngblood was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youngblood. #T3#
Cruz thuds his right hand into Youngblood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Youngblood misses the target.
Youngblood throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Youngblood finds it's way through Cruz's defenses. #T4#
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Youngblood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Youngblood. #CL2#
Cruz darts in and clinches Youngblood up against the cage.
Youngblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Youngblood controls his hands.
Youngblood wants to stall.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Youngblood will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Cruz shoots in and bounces Youngblood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Youngblood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz postures up in Youngblood's guard and throws a big left but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz won't allow Youngblood to get back to his feet.
Youngblood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz won't allow Youngblood to sweep him here. #T1#
Matthew Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Youngblood wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
Youngblood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Youngblood wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
Youngblood wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Youngblood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Youngblood looking to control.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz postures up in Youngblood's guard and throws a big left but Youngblood blocks it.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2##SUB2#
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Youngblood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Youngblood manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Youngblood's guard.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz works over Youngblood with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Youngblood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Youngblood is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard. #REVR##SU#
Youngblood stands and steps away. Cruz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Matthew Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Youngblood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Youngblood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Youngblood defends it well.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Youngblood.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Youngblood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Youngblood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Youngblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Youngblood's guard.#T4#
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Ricky Youngblood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Youngblood has wrist control.
Youngblood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Youngblood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz postures up in Youngblood's guard and throws a big left but Youngblood blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Youngblood trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Youngblood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: CMMA 95 McCrae vs Carter
Date: Apr 10, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - Youngblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youngblood 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.
Youngblood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Land is looking to clinch.
Land misses with a leg kick
and Youngblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Youngblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Land.
Youngblood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Land wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Youngblood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Youngblood checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Youngblood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land throws a wild body kick that Youngblood sees coming a mile off.
Youngblood checks a low kick from Land.
Land fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Youngblood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Land moves out of range.
Land really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Land scores with a kick to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Youngblood. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Youngblood walks into a stiff left hand from Land.
Land takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Land tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Land.
A punch lands to the side of Land 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Land is looking to clinch.
Land lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Land moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Land ducked under it nicely.
Land thumps Youngblood with a low kick.
Land scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Land tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away.
Youngblood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Land has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Land tries to close the distance and clinch but Youngblood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Land slips a straight right by Youngblood.
That kick from Land tenderised Youngblood's leg. Youngblood is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Youngblood! But no joy.
Youngblood misses with a straight left.
Land lands with a cross. #CL#
Land has closed the distance and engaged Youngblood in a clinch.
Youngblood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Land lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Youngblood swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Youngblood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up but Youngblood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Land tries to clinch there but Youngblood circles away. #T3#
Land throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Land feints and then cracks Youngblood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Youngblood down.
Land avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Land tries to counter by clinching up but Youngblood breaks away and moves out of range.
Youngblood just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Land dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Youngblood. That did some damage!#CL#
Land rushes Youngblood and presses him up against the cage.
Land lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Land lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Youngblood has had enough of the clinch but Land keeps him there for the moment.
Youngblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Land working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Land.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action. #T4#
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Land. #BC2#
Youngblood breaks from the clinch.
Land lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC#Youngblood is rocked!
Land lands a lovely overhand right.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Land finish him?
Zee Land seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Youngblood collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zee Land!
Zee Land was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CMMA 87 Lafayette vs Wagner
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Azari defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
Azari misses with an uppercut
and Youngblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood connects with a body shot.
Youngblood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gunner's School of Combat in the buildup to the fight.#KD#
Youngblood lands a big uppercut and Azari crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Azari looks OK. Youngblood waves Azari back to his feet!#ROC#Azari is rocked!
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!
Azari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youngblood.
Azari is still on wobbly legs! Can Youngblood finish him?
Azari connects with a body shot that sends Youngblood's belly button to the back.
Azari catches Youngblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azari seems to have recovered his senses.
Youngblood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Youngblood. Youngblood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azari throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Azari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
Azari throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Azari misses with a right hand
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Youngblood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Azari ducked under it nicely.
Azari looks to throw the jab but Youngblood is out of range. #T1#
Youngblood throws a good cross that connects.
Youngblood moves forwards but Azari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azari digs a good body shot into Youngblood's ribs.
Youngblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Youngblood. #KD#
Youngblood cracks Azari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Youngblood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Azari to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Azari hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knock Out Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: CMMA 78 Lafayette vs Morrison
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
De Minaur fakes the leg kick and cracks Youngblood in the body.
Youngblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Minaur moves away.
De Minaur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Youngblood 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.
De Minaur steps in with a hook that catches Youngblood right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! De Minaur follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Youngblood looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CMMA 68 Doner vs Lafayette
Date: Jan 16, 2021

#R1#
Hahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hahn's head.
Hahn misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Roman Hahn has been cut.
Youngblood misses with a lunging right hand
and Hahn counters with a series of strikes. Youngblood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Youngblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youngblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hahn.
Hahn scores with the left hand. Youngblood knows he should have avoided that one.
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Hahn shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hahn misses with a double jab
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Hahn is rocked!#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Youngblood. Those never looked like landing.
Hahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hahn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Youngblood back to the cage. Hahn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hahn ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood catches Hahn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#KD2#
Youngblood lands a big right hand that sends Hahn crashing to the mat! Youngblood stays standing though and waves Hahn back to his feet!
Oh Hahn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Hahn throws a combination that misses
and Youngblood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Youngblood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hahn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Youngblood throws a pinpoint strike between Hahn's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Hahn crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Youngblood scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hardcore Alchemy logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: WPFA XLIII: DeAngelo vs Fudd
Date: Nov 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Youngblood.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
No luck for Man with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Youngblood! But no joy.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Youngblood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jurney Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Youngblood tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Youngblood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Youngblood takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man looks for a takedown but Youngblood sprawls well.#T1#
Man with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Youngblood counters with a nice right hand that sends Man toppling to the canvas! Man scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Youngblood finish him?!#ROC2#Man is rocked!
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Youngblood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Youngblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Youngblood lands an uppercut, right on the button! Man tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Sports Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

Event: Dominance XIII
Date: Oct 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood misses with a right hand
and Lata counters with a right hand to the body.
Youngblood ducks under a wild hook from Lata.
Youngblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lata.
Youngblood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Lata.
Lata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Youngblood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Lata was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lata.
Lata just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Youngblood.
Lata throws a body shot but no joy.
Lata misses with a hook to the body
and Lata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Chipo Lata has been cut.
Lata misses the shot to the body.
Youngblood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lata finds it's way round the side to connect with Youngblood's head. #T1#
Youngblood throws a hook to the side of Lata's head but Lata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chipo Lata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Lata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the body.
Youngblood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lata throws the left hand but Youngblood avoids the punch easily.
Lata tries to clinch up.
Lata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
It seemed like Youngblood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Lata ducks down to avoid it.
Lata cracks Youngblood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lata lands with a cross.
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Lata slips under a jab from Youngblood.
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!
Lata slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Lata closes the distance and pushes Youngblood back into the cage.#T2#
Lata digs a right hand underneath Youngblood's ribcage. Youngblood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lata.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lata lands with a short shot to the head.
Lata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lata misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lata fails to land.
Lata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Youngblood.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Youngblood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Youngblood was well out of range. Poor timing from Lata.
Lata throws out a loose jab but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lata throws a right hand that misses
and Youngblood counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lata, as that shot connected.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lata looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Youngblood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Youngblood misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood blocks a jab.
Lata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lata misses with a straight right.
Youngblood throws a body punch but Lata moves out of range.
Lata misses with a straight left.
Lata tests Youngblood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Youngblood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Lata's head back.
Lata looks to score with a jab to the body but Youngblood is just out of range.
Lata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lata.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Lata was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Youngblood misses with a straight left.
Lata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Lata cracks Youngblood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Youngblood slips a jab from Lata.
Youngblood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lata.
Jab from Lata.
Lata throws a jab but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lata throws out the jab.
Youngblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lata manages to avoid it.
Lata clobbers Youngblood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Youngblood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Youngblood missing with a left hand there. Lata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Youngblood misses with an uppercut. Lata saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lata lands a slapping body shot.
Youngblood takes a swing at Lata's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chipo Lata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chipo Lata's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Lata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Youngblood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lata throws a jab when Youngblood was well out of range.
Youngblood ducks under a wild hook from Lata.
Lata slips a jab from Youngblood.
Lata throws a jab but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Lata takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Lata misses.
Youngblood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Lata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Youngblood moves forwards but Lata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Youngblood scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lata misses.
Chipo Lata is winning the standup battle so far.
Lata misses with a left hand
and Youngblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lata scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood digs a good body shot into Lata's ribs.
Lata ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.#T1#
Youngblood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Youngblood.
Good exchange - Lata coming out on top.
Youngblood throws a one two combo.
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target.
Youngblood ducks under a wild hook from Lata.
Youngblood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lata loads up on a big right hand but Youngblood slips the punch.
Lata takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood throws a hook but Lata avoids it easily.
Lata looks to clinch
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Youngblood throws a hook to the side of Lata's head but Lata sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Youngblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lata swings widly with a right hand
and Youngblood counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#Chipo Lata's cut is getting worse.
Youngblood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Lata. Those never looked like landing.
Youngblood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Latas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC2#Lata is rocked!#T2#
Lata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Oh Lata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lata misses with an uppercut. Youngblood saw that one coming.
Youngblood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
and Youngblood counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lata! He's just covering up as Youngblood starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: WPFA XXXVI: Pipes vs Cristos
Date: Oct 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleak.
Bleak fails with the takedown.
Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Bleak. #TD#
Bleak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bleak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB#
Bleak working for a guillotine from mount but Youngblood is in no mood to give up.
Youngblood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Youngblood has left one of his arms exposed and Bleak doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Youngblood screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darsin Bleak!
A very excited looking Darsin Bleak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: A&E's MARQUEE 5
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Kennedy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Youngblood taking a breather.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngblood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kennedy is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Youngblood wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Youngblood looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a left hand. #T1#
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Youngblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Kennedy pushes Youngblood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Youngblood misses with a body punch.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Youngblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
Youngblood pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Youngblood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood is stalling here. #T2#
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch but Kennedy improves position.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy cracks Youngblood with a nice body shot.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy. #BC#
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Kennedy has Youngblood up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy gets through Youngblood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Youngblood tries to stall but Kennedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Youngblood lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Youngblood.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Youngblood throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Youngblood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kennedy. #ROC#Youngblood is rocked!
Kennedy lands an uppercut.
Youngblood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Youngblood to his knees! Kennedy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

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

Event: A&E's MARQUEE 4
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deuce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deuce staying out of range there.
Youngblood works Deuce's body with a nice hook.
Youngblood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deuce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Deuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce.
Deuce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Youngblood sprawls and moves away.
Deuce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Youngblood throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Deuce counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deuce being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Deuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Youngblood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Youngblood is pulling down on Deuce's head. It's preventing any offense from Deuce, at least for the moment.
Deuce wants to control from the top but Youngblood keeps moving.
Deuce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deuce controlling the action here. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Deuce is thwarting Youngblood's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Youngblood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Youngblood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet.
Deuce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Deuce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Deuce looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T3#
Deuce stops Youngblood from getting back to his feet.
Youngblood is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Deuce jumps into side control!
Youngblood struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deuce working the ground and pound but Youngblood is defending the strikes. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Youngblood is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Deuce has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Deuce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Youngblood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Youngblood wants to control but Deuce postures up.
Youngblood wants to get back to his feet but Deuce drags him back down.#SUB#
Deuce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Youngblood is trying to control Deuce's posture but Deuce avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Youngblood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Deuce dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deuce.
Youngblood connects with the punch.
Deuce moves in looking to clinch but Youngblood pushes him off.
Deuce takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deuce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Youngblood.
Deuce changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Deuce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Youngblood.
Deuce defending well as Youngblood loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Deuce.
Youngblood lands with a nice combination. Deuce backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Deuce's head back.
Youngblood 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.#T1#
Youngblood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deuce on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Youngblood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deuce doesn't seem phased though.
Youngblood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#Deuce is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Aaron Deuce has been cut.
Deuce gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Youngblood points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Deuce wakes up just in time to hear Youngblood thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Youngblood!
Ricky Youngblood decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: A&E: Rising Stars III
Date: Jul 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend moves out of range of the strikes.
Legend drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Youngblood defends it well.
Legend tries to clinch up but Youngblood circles away and keeps his distance.
Legend takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Legend shakes it off.
Legend tries to score a power double leg takedown but Youngblood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legend somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Legend.
Youngblood looks to land a left hand but Legend moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legend sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legend misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Legend's head backwards.
Legend fails with the takedown.
A left and a right from Youngblood both land. Nice combination. #ROC#Legend is rocked!#T1#
Youngblood falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Legend holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Legend is still on wobbly legs! Can Youngblood finish him?
Legend is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Legend seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricky Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Legend.
Legend changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Youngblood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Legend throws a half hearted mid kick.
Youngblood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legend moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Youngblood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricky Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Youngblood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Youngblood throws an overhand right that drops Legend like a sack of potatoes! Youngblood dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Youngblood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: A&E: Rising Stars II
Date: Jun 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood digs a good hook to Vesalainen's body.
Youngblood lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Youngblood.
Nice uppercut lands for Youngblood. That snapped Vesalainen's head back.
Ricky Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesalainen takes one to the chin there.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body. Vesalainen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Youngblood scores with a nice head shot.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood connects with a crisp jab.
Vesalainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Youngblood sprawls well. Youngblood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vesalainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Youngblood there.
Youngblood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T1#
Vesalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#It looks like Mikko Vesalainen has been cut.
Vesalainen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Youngblood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vesalainen closes the distance and clinches up with Youngblood, looking for a takedown. Vesalainen pushes Youngblood against the cage but Youngblood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Youngblood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vesalainen has a takedown stuffed.
Ricky Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Vesalainen.
Youngblood throws a right hand that Vesalainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Vesalainen also avoids with ease.
Vesalainen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vesalainen moves forwards but Youngblood connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2##KD#
Youngblood cracks Vesalainen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vesalainen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Youngblood finish him? #ROC#Vesalainen is rocked!
Ricky Youngblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Vesalainen to the canvas! Vesalainen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Youngblood keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Youngblood!

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