Despite a length advantage for his opponent that seemed to hurt him a few times early, Shane Young outworked Austin Arnett for a hard-fought unanimous decision. Young (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) beat Arnett (16-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a trio of 30-27 scores in a lightweight bout that was part of the UFC 234 prelims on ESPN at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. It followed prelims on UFC Fight Pass and preceded the pay-per-view main card. Related UFC 234 play-by-play and live results UFC 234 discussion thread Arnett’s length appeared to be an advantage for him in the first round, allowing him to land jabs, then back out to be at least on the end of Young’s counters. Young tried to push forward to get his punches to land, and he did – but almost always while Arnett was backing up. But with 15 seconds left, Young put together a solid combination that popped Arnett’s head back several times
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