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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Long (ranked 4278 p4p, 22987 weight class) and Dexter Warren (ranked 497 p4p, 639 weight class). Dexter Warren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Warren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long thumps Warren with a low kick.
Long explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Long blocks a head kick by Warren.
Long closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Long lands in his opponent's guard.
Warren wants to get back to his feet but Long passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long lands strikes from half guard.
Long working Warren over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Warren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Long sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Long thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Warren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Warren's head.
Long thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Long scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is taking a breather. Warren 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.
Long has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Long thows a huge punch but Warren dodges it nicely.
Warren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Long performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a head shot. Warren uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Long is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Long stands up from Warren's guard - Long perhaps looking for a knockout.
Warren throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long scores with the left hand. Warren knows he should have avoided that one.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warren looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Long.
Long shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long chips away with some ground and pound.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Warren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Long trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Long dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long wobbles Warren with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Long dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Warren to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Long!
During a confident post fight interview, Ralph Long thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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