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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valio Hristov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valio Hristov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Long!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long gets the takedown into side control.
Hristov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Long wants to get back to his feet.
Hristov is looking to control Long's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hristov avoid being mounted?
Long is looking to stall here but Hristov recovers full guard.
Hristov trying to control the position.
Long is fighting to break Hristov's control of his arms but Hristov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Long stands up and waves to Hristov to follow him.
Hristov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valio Hristov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Long.
Hristov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hristov misses with a wild combination.
Hristov misses the shot to the body.
Hristov slips under a jab from Long.
Hristov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hristov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long is looking to clinch but Hristov is avoiding it.
Long misses with a straight left.
Hristov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hristov counters with a nice uppercut.
Brett Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hristov counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Hristov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hristov tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hristov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long wants to clinch
letting Hristov counter with a right hand.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Long was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hristov wants to control but Long is having none of it.
Long gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Long wants to clinch but Hristov slips to the side
and Hristov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hristov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Hristov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hristov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a double jab
and Hristov counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Hristov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hristov misses with a few strikes there.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Hristov misses.
Long throws a right and a left that Hristov avoids nicely.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Hristov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long has had enough of the clinch but Hristov keeps him there for the moment.
Hristov working hard to break the clinch.
Long prevents Hristov from breaking the clinch.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hristov's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Hristov tries to tie him up.
Hristov has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long wants to clinch.
Hristov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long clinches but Hristov breaks the clinch
and Hristov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hristov swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hristov scores with a four punch combination!
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hristov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hristov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hristov.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long misses with a combination
and Hristov counters with a series of strikes. Long will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hristov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valio Hristov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hristov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valio Hristov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Long walks into a jab.
Long tries to clinch but Hristov is having none of it.
Long throws a hook but Hristov avoids it easily.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hristov does no damage.
Long closes the distance but Hristov moves to the side
and Hristov counters with a nice uppercut.
Long tries to clinch there but Hristov circles away.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Hristov ducks down to avoid it.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hristov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hristov slips a jab and a cross from Long.
A nice combination there by Hristov.
Long looks to land a left hand but Hristov moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Long misses.
Long misses with a double jab
and Hristov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov lands with a cross.
Hristov ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Hristov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Long.
Hristov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hristov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hristov lands a lovely overhand right.
Hristov fails to land with a series of punches.
Valio Hristov is winning the standup battle so far.
Long walks into a jab.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long moves into the clinch.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Hristov is controlling him.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hristov stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Long tries to clinch up.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Long is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hristov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hristov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Hristov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hristov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Long tries to clinch
and Hristov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long is rocked!
Hristov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hristov takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Long. That snapped Hristov's head back.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hristov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Long lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hristov backs up against the cage.
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hristov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long misses with a looping left.
Hristov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails to land the takedown.
Long is breathing heavily.
Hristov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long misses with a double jab
and Hristov counters with a series of strikes. Long will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hristov throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov lands with a nice body punch.
Hristov throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Hristov moves away from the strike by Long.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Hristov pushes him off.
Long dips to his left and cracks Hristov with an uppercut!
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hristov's guard.
Long won't allow Hristov to get back to his feet.
Hristov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Long can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hristov managing to control the position.
Long would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hristov working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Hristov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hristov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hristov blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valio Hristov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Long closes the distance but Hristov moves to the side
and Hristov counters with a left to the body.
Long looks to land a right hand but Hristov moved out of range.
Long wants to clinch
and Hristov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hristov throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hristov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hristov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long clinches but Hristov breaks the clinch
and Hristov counters with a straight right hand.
Long on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hristov looks to land a combination. Long sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hristov counter with a right hand.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Hristov pushes him off.
Hristov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Hristov.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hristov moves away.
Hristov swinging wildly here.
Long is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hristov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hristov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long clinches with his opponent.
Long tries to break free but Hristov pushes him back against the cage.
Hristov is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hristov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
Long wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hristov has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hristov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hristov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hristov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long misses with a hook. Hristov ducked under it nicely.
Hristov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Long lands a head shot.
Hristov works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hristov.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hristov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
Long tries to clinch
and Hristov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hristov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hristov.
Hristov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hristov counters with a one-two to the body.
Hristov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long cracks Hristov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Long darts in trying to clinch
and Hristov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hristov tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hristov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long tries to clinch but Hristov moves away
and Hristov counters with a right hand to the body.
Long clinches but Hristov breaks the clinch
and Hristov counters with a series of strikes. Long will be more careful next time no doubt.
Long takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hristov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Long backs up against the cage.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Hristov finish him?
Hristov throws an overhand right that drops Long like a sack of potatoes! Hristov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valio Hristov!
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energy
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hype
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