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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrepchenko comes into the arena with Why Do We Fall blaring out of the sound system. Long has chosen remember the name as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Long!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrepchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Long lands an overhand right.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Khrepchenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Long misses with a left hand
and Khrepchenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long tries to work over Khrepchenko's front leg with a kick but Khrepchenko checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Khrepchenko counters with a big head kick but Long shrugs it off.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch but Long slips to the side
and Long counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Khrepchenko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Long presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Long jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khrepchenko walks away with a smile on his face. Long gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khrepchenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long misses with a double jab
and Khrepchenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Long is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jack Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrepchenko avoids the head kick by Long.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long throws a leg kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Long dives in and grabs Khrepchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khrepchenko pushes down on Long's head and hops out.
Alexander Khrepchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch but Long slips to the side
and Long counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khrepchenko won't be happy with that.
Long looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrepchenko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Long has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khrepchenko wants to get back to his feet.
Long swings around for an armbar but Khrepchenko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Long's guard.
Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko gets to his feet. Long looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick by Long misses
and Khrepchenko counters with a two punch combo.
Khrepchenko forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
Khrepchenko breaks the clinch.
Khrepchenko slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Long tries to land a body kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Long 's knee.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Khrepchenko avoids the head kick by Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Khrepchenko moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long throws a head kick but Khrepchenko moves out of range.
Khrepchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khrepchenko wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Long looks to land a combination but Khrepchenko avoids it well.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Long will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Long misses with a hook to the body
letting Khrepchenko counter with a right hand.
Khrepchenko darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Long breaks the clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Khrepchenko avoids the head kick by Long.
Khrepchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long misses with a combination
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a series of strikes. Long will be more careful next time no doubt.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khrepchenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Long is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khrepchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khrepchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long tries to clinch up but Khrepchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Long throws a head kick but Khrepchenko moves out of range.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
A head kick by Long misses
and Khrepchenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Khrepchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khrepchenko closes the distance but Long moves to the side
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khrepchenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Long is breathing heavily.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
Long misses with a combination
and Khrepchenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khrepchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Khrepchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexander Khrepchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrepchenko closes the distance and clinches.
Khrepchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Long scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khrepchenko looks to clinch
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khrepchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long throws a hook but Khrepchenko avoids it easily.
Alexander Khrepchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long misses with a combination
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice body kick.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khrepchenko counters with a body kick.
Khrepchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long fails with the takedown
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko moves into the clinch.
Khrepchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khrepchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khrepchenko breaks from the clinch.
Long misses with a double jab
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrepchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrepchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Khrepchenko dominated that second round.
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!
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko moves to clinch but Long breaks away
and Long counters with a head kick. That will keep Khrepchenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Khrepchenko is trying to buck Long off.
The ground and pound from Long seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Long trying to control the action but Khrepchenko is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is pushing Long's head away, looking to escape. Long manages to hold on to the position though.
Long decides to stand back up.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khrepchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Long misses
and Khrepchenko counters with a good low kick that Long was not able to check.
Khrepchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long throws a lazy head kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Long 's knee.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
Long tries to keep at a distance but Khrepchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Long tries to stall but Khrepchenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khrepchenko lands a knee to the head.
Long is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrepchenko crunches a lovely knee into Long's ribcage.
Khrepchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Khrepchenko counters with a left and a right that stings Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khrepchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Khrepchenko moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Khrepchenko drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko manages to break the clinch.
Khrepchenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Khrepchenko backing up. Khrepchenko nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Khrepchenko darts in trying to clinch
and Long counters with a slapping leg kick.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Khrepchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khrepchenko 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Khrepchenko!
An out of breath Alexander Khrepchenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jack Long was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back. Fitter. Faster. Stronger. And I will come away with the win'.
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