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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Mclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reece Mclaren!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclaren throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Reece Mclaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Mclaren. Those never looked like landing.
Mclaren fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mclaren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long tries to bum rush Mclaren with a series of wild strikes but Mclaren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mclaren unleashes a big counter combination but Long bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Long really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mclaren throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Mclaren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mclaren fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Mclaren. Those never looked like landing.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclaren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mclaren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclaren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mclaren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclaren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclaren looks winded!
Mclaren tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mclaren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mclaren throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Long was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Long tries to bum rush Mclaren with a series of wild strikes but Mclaren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long swinging wildly here.
A combination from Long does no damage.
As Long backs off Mclaren throws a huge counter combo but Long manages to avoid it all.
Mclaren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long is looking for a counter combo.
Mclaren throws a left and a right that both miss
and Long counters with an outside leg kick.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Mclaren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long thuds a left hand into Mclaren's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Mclaren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mclaren is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mclaren staying out of range there.
Mclaren swinging wildly here.
Long throws a right and a left that Mclaren avoids nicely.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Mclaren.
Mclaren gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mclaren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Mclaren throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaren tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long throws a right hand that Mclaren ducks under and follows up with a left that Mclaren also avoids with ease.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Mclaren.
Mclaren managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Mclaren avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Mclaren wants to break free but Long has control.
Long missing with knees to the body.
Long utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Long misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Mclaren tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Mclaren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Long misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclaren working hard to break the clinch.
Long tries a body shot but Mclaren blocks it.
Mclaren wants to break free but Long has control.
Mclaren is trying to break free.
Mclaren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mclaren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mclaren's elbow.
Mclaren is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Mclaren is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mclaren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mclaren's elbow.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mclaren.
Long working aggressively here.
Mclaren is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Emerson Long will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mclaren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emerson Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mclaren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mclaren throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mclaren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mclaren slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Mclaren swinging wildly here.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mclaren throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mclaren misses with a double jab.
As Mclaren looks to move away, Long throws a big counter combo but Mclaren just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Mclaren. Those never looked like landing.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Mclaren wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mclaren's elbow.
Mclaren is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaren avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Long stalling the fight.
Mclaren tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Mclaren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mclaren can't break the clinch.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Mclaren tries to circle away but Long has him pinned against the cage.
Long is trying to drag Mclaren to the mat but Mclaren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long just leaning against Mclaren, taking a breather.
Mclaren is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Mclaren managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Mclaren is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long has Mclaren pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Long pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mclaren tumbling to the mat - Long dives into Mclaren's guard.
Long connects with a couple of short punches.
Long postures up and lands a big shot to Mclaren's brow.
Mclaren 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 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclaren tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Mclaren managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Mclaren prevents a body shot from Long.
Mclaren tries to circle away but Long has him pinned against the cage.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mclaren blocking some punches.
Long prevents Mclaren from breaking the clinch.
Mclaren working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaren tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Mclaren is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mclaren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Mclaren is trying to break free.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long is trying to maintain a safe position but Mclaren gets an underhook and turns Long into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mclaren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long has Mclaren pressed against the cage, preventing Mclaren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclaren controls his hands.
Mclaren can't break the clinch.
Mclaren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Mclaren tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mclaren.
Mclaren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Long has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclaren's efforts to push away.
Mclaren avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Mclaren blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclaren avoids the damage to the body.
Mclaren is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Long has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mclaren regains guard immediately.
Mclaren has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Long off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mclaren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Mclaren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reece Mclaren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Mclaren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mclaren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reece Mclaren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mclaren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclaren throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Mclaren throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Mclaren.
Mclaren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Long misses.
Mclaren unleashes a big counter combination but Long bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mclaren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long throws a right and a left that Mclaren avoids nicely.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mclaren as Long tries to tie him up.
Mclaren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclaren avoids the damage to the body.
Mclaren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Mclaren is trying to break free.
Mclaren is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mclaren prevents a body shot from Long.
Long tries to stall but Mclaren uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Long stalling in the clinch.
Mclaren blocks an uppercut.
Mclaren is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Mclaren avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
Mclaren wants to break free but Long has control.
Mclaren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long pulls guard successfully.
Mclaren wants to stand and escape but instead Long has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Long postures up and lands a big shot to Mclaren's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long works over Mclaren with some ground and pound from guard.
Long postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Long with a nice head shot there.
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 distracts Mclaren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Long will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mclaren is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Long pushes off an throws an elbow but Mclaren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Long tries to work over Mclaren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mclaren is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long keeps control of Mclaren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Long struggles to land a body shot inside as Mclaren controls his hands.
Mclaren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mclaren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mclaren wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaren has had enough of the clinch but Long keeps him there for the moment.
Mclaren wants to break free but Long has control.
Long prevents Mclaren from breaking the clinch.
Long tries a body shot but Mclaren blocks it.
Mclaren is trying to break free.
Mclaren tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Mclaren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mclaren working hard to break the clinch.
Long tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mclaren avoids it.
Long lands a good knee to the midsection. Mclaren won't want to take too many of those.
Mclaren tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Mclaren avoids the damage to the body.
Mclaren is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Mclaren is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Long trying to control the position but instead, Mclaren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Long into the cage.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mclaren's elbow.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mclaren is trying to push Long away but Long has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Long is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Long taking a breather.
Mclaren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Long jumps guard.
Mclaren wants to stand and escape but instead Long has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Long connects with a couple of short punches.
Mclaren has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Long off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Mclaren.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mclaren tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Long showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Long 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Long!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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