Gauge Young and Maheshate fought three competitive lightweight rounds at UFC Shanghai. Young landed a head kick early that briefly dropped Maheshate, and both fighters received warnings during interruptions for extended fingers. Young pressed several takedown attempts across the fight, securing a late takedown in round two and advancing to half-guard and mount. Maheshate staged offensive surges, especially in round two and late in round three, landing solid strikes, front kicks, elbows, and right hands. The final minute of the bout featured continued striking exchanges and close positional battles along the fence.
Maheshate found himself clipped with a head kick by Young just ahead of the midway mark, though going down might have been more of a balance issue than anything, and he was right back up. Moments later, all momentum was halted, with a pair of interruptions and multiple warnings to both men for having their fingers extended. Towards the final minute, Young pursued a takedown,
Maheshate exploded forward, landing a solid blow to open round two. He flashed a front kick, while Young double pumped his jab and mixed in kicks of his own. The pair traded back and forth through the bulk of the round, each landing several significant blows. Maheshate seemed to be taking over, but in the final minute, Young changed levels and landed a key takedown. With about 45 seconds to work, Young worked from half-guard, moving to mount.
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