Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Nfld 30
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Van Cleefe.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Cleefe circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Long clinches with his opponent.
Van Cleefe digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Long avoids the elbow strike from Van Cleefe, against the cage.
Van Cleefe avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Van Cleefe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#BC#
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Cleefe swinging wildly here.
Long throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Van Cleefe counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Cleefe trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Van Cleefe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Van Cleefe is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Cleefe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Long wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Van Cleefe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Long's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Cleefe working the head with strikes. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Cleefe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van Cleefe working away.
Van Cleefe trying to control the action but Long is working from the bottom.
Van Cleefe working away.#T3##SUB2#
Van Cleefe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Long is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe is trying to get an arm triangle but Long is defending well.
Long can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Long knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Cleefe taking a break here but Long is having none of it and regains half guard.
Van Cleefe is just content to waste time from the top position. Long takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T4#
Van Cleefe is stalling in the full guard.
Long looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Van Cleefe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Cleefe trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Cleefe.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Long looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Long looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Long! #REVR#
Van Cleefe wants to control but Long postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Van Cleefe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Van Cleefe throws a series of strikes that have Long backpedaling. #CL#
Long clinches up against the cage.
Long avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Cleefe.
Long scores with a hook to the body.
Long digs a right hand underneath Van Cleefe's ribcage. Van Cleefe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Cleefe throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Cleefe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Long slams his shin into Van Cleefe's torso.#CL#
Long has managed to clinch.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch.
Van Cleefe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Lee Van Cleefe has been cut.
Van Cleefe is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Van Cleefe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Long throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Van Cleefe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Long won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe tries for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Long is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Long tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Cleefe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Long is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Van Cleefe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Cleefe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long is trying to control Van Cleefe's posture but Van Cleefe avoids it. #T2#
Long tries to bench press Van Cleefe off him but Van Cleefe keeps the position.
The strikes coming from Van Cleefe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Cleefe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Van Cleefe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van Cleefe looking to control but instead Long has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Van Cleefe throwing shots but Long is blocking nicely.
Long trying to control but Van Cleefe postures up. #SUB2#
Van Cleefe is looking for a kimura here.
Van Cleefe stalling away here and it's allowed Long to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Van Cleefe won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Van Cleefe wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Van Cleefe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Long keeping moving, preventing Van Cleefe from controlling successfully.
Long keeping full guard, as Van Cleefe tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Long keeping moving, preventing Van Cleefe from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Cleefe avoids the head kick by Long. #TD2#
Long tries to sprawl but Van Cleefe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Van Cleefe passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB2#
Van Cleefe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Long is on top in guard.
Van Cleefe is looking to sweep but instead, Long has passed into half guard.
Van Cleefe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ralph Long will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Van Cleefe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Cleefe's guard.
Van Cleefe looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Cleefe, not yet.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Cleefe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Long stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Van Cleefe has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Long manages to get his head free but now Van Cleefe has transitioned to an armbar! Long grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Van Cleefe! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Van Cleefe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lee Van Cleefe made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Nfld live 20
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Long thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it #TD#
and Petrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petrov .
Long wants to stand up but Petrov is controlling him.
Long can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but Petrov passes easily into half guard. #T1##SUB#
Petrov is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Petrov seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov is pressing down on Long's thigh, looking to free his foot. Long is holding on for now.
Petrov controlling the action here.
Petrov 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Long is staying active underneath Petrov , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrov is thwarting Long's attempts to control the position.
Long might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Petrov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Long looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Long throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov .
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Long - that will leave a mark!
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Long misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
A low kick lands for Long.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov .
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Long shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Long was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petrov wants to control but Long is keeping busy.
Petrov is trying to get back to full guard.
Long with the ground and pound but Petrov uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long preventing the sweep.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Long keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Petrov 's head.
Long loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov is trying to control the position but Long postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petrov is on top in guard. #REVR#
Petrov wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
We've been informed that Long has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ralph Long will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Petrov .
Long throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Rutger Petrov has been cut.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one. #TD2#
Long looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Petrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Petrov trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long is nestled in close to Petrov , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov trying to control from the bottom.
Ralph Long has got the better of the ground game so far.
Long slips a nice elbow through Petrov 's hands, connecting with Petrov 's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Petrov gets full guard.
Long must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrov managing to control the position.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Petrov wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Long is looking for the big counter here.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3#
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Long pulls guard.
Long has Petrov pulled in close to control his posture.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov stops Long from standing up.
Petrov wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Long looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Petrov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Petrov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Long has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Petrov 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Petrov tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rutger Petrov 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Long throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Long.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Long tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Long jumps into guard, dragging Petrov to the mat.
Petrov passes into half guard.
Long won't allow Petrov to pass to mount. #T1#
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long controlling the position for now.
Petrov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Long trying to hold on to Petrov 's head to control him but Petrov postures up.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
Long trying to control but Petrov postures up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Long moves into the clinch.
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Petrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3##KD2#
Long lands a big head kick that sends Petrov tumbling to the mat! Long takes a step backwards and waves Petrov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Long throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Petrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rutger Petrov . That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Long has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrov uses from the top position.
Petrov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov pushing down on Long's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Petrov is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably. #T4#
Long throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Long is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Long misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long wants to stand back up but Petrov manages to pass into side control.
Rutger Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Long dodges the ground and pound from Petrov .

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Long!
Ralph Long managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Seventh Circle Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: Nfld FN 30
Date: Dec 15, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Van Cleefe tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Van Cleefe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van Cleefe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Long trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Long preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Long stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Van Cleefe has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Long manages to get his head free but now Van Cleefe has transitioned to an armbar! Long grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Van Cleefe! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Van Cleefe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Lee Van Cleefe made sure he mentioned Vegan Gains, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Nfld FN 28
Date: Nov 24, 2022

#R1#
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Long with the inside leg kick.
Long takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Long misses the body punch
and Tiger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
Long tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiger is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
Long throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL2#
Long clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Tiger avoids the head kick by Long.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Tiger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
Tiger is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Tiger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Long.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lion Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long throws a low kick, looking for Tiger's leg but Tiger calmly moves out of range.
Long misses with a looping left.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Tiger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
As Tiger backs off Long throws a huge counter combo but Tiger manages to avoid it all.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Long feints and as Tiger raises his hands in defense, Long changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tiger is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Long dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVR#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ground and pound from Long seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tiger wants to control but Long postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger is looking for a sweep.
Long working the ground and pound but Tiger is defending the strikes.
Tiger taking punishment in the form of punches. #T3#
An elbow from Long crashes against the mat.
Tiger struggling a bit here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Long working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tiger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Long working the head and body with strikes.
Tiger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tiger tries to get out of the position.
Long in side control, throwing shots but Tiger defends. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Long connects with a decent elbow.
Tiger wants to control but Long postures up.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long working the strikes but Tiger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Long takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Tiger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long dominated that round.
That's time! Tiger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##KD2#
Long lands a big head kick that sends Tiger tumbling to the mat! Long takes a step backwards and waves Tiger back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Lion Tiger has been cut.
Tiger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiger moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Tiger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a counter combo.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Long misses
enabling Tiger to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Ralph Long has been cut.
Long misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Long
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Tiger's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Tiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Tiger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Long misses with a low kick as Tiger jumps back.
Long wants to slow Tiger down by chopping away at his legs.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.#KD#
Tiger lands a big right hand that sends Long crashing to the mat! Tiger stays standing though and waves Long back to his feet!#ROC#Long is rocked!
Long is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tiger doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Long crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Long's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lion Tiger!
After winning the bout, Lion Tiger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Nfld 26
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Long has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT2#It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kogos backwards.
Kogos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Kogos lands a nice shot to the body.
Kogos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Kogos pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Kogos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kogos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos works Long's body with a nice hook.
Kogos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Long misses with the body kick
and Kogos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Long. #T1#
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Kogos counters with a huge right that knocks Long out cold! Kogos is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Kogos!
Paulo Kogos took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: Nfld FN 25
Date: Oct 27, 2022

#R1#
Salajudin Ii lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Salajudin Ii gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Salajudin Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salajudin Ii is struggling to control the position.#TD2#
Long jumps guard.
Salajudin Ii stays in close to Long's body and controls the position.
Salajudin Ii trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long keeping full guard, as Salajudin Ii tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Salajudin Ii is now in half guard. #SUB#
Salajudin Ii seems to be looking for submissions.
Salajudin Ii trying to control from half guard but Long is working away. #T1#
Long is trying to escape back to his feet but Salajudin Ii uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Long dodges the ground and pound from Salajudin Ii.#SUB#
Salajudin Ii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Salajudin Ii lands a few punches from side control.#SUB#
Salajudin Ii swings around for an armbar but Long sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Salajudin Ii's guard.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard but Long passes into half guard.
Salajudin Ii on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Long trying to control from Salajudin Ii's half guard. Salajudin Ii has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Salajudin Ii working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salajudin Ii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salajudin Ii looking to control.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Salajudin Ii blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Salajudin Ii looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Long passes into side control.
Salajudin Ii is not content to let Long control the position. #T3#
Salajudin Ii is looking to reverse the position.
Long cracks Salajudin Ii with a big elbow.
Salajudin Ii is trying to control Long's posture but Long avoids it.
Salajudin Ii manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Salajudin Ii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Salajudin Ii has wrist control.#T4##SUB#
Salajudin Ii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Long escapes and throws Salajudin Ii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Long lands some shots froms side control.
Long fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Long creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salajudin Ii sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salajudin Ii tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Salajudin Ii struggling a bit here.
Long is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Salajudin Ii avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Long.
Long in side control lands a decent elbow. #ROC2#Salajudin Ii is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.#CUT2#It looks like Super Salajudin Ii has been cut.#KD2#
Long cracks Salajudin Ii with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Salajudin Ii looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Long finish him?
Oh Salajudin Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salajudin Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salajudin Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
A head kick misses from Long.
Salajudin Ii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Long looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salajudin Ii fails with the takedown
and Long counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Salajudin Ii out cold! What a finish! Long is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralph Long!
After winning the bout, Ralph Long thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Nfld live 11
Date: Oct 01, 2022

#R1##CL#
Schmico instigates a clinch.
Schmico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Long fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Schmico moves out of range easily.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmico is just out of range.
Schmico misses with a series of wild punches.
Long finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL2#
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long tries to work over Schmico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Schmico breaks the clinch.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Schmico moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schmico.
Long lands a nice looking kick to the body. Schmico takes a step back to recover.
Schmico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmico thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Long responds with a good body kick, but Schmico manages to step out the way in time.#T1#
Schmico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fredrico Schmico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long throws the kick towards the body but Schmico avoids it.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a body kick.
Schmico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long is looking to score with low kicks.
Schmico moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
As Long looks to move away, Schmico throws a big counter combo but Long just gets out of the way.
Schmico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmico at a distance. #CL2#
Long closes the distance and pushes Schmico back into the cage.
Long has Schmico pushed against the cage.#BC#
Schmico breaks from the clinch.
Long with a nice calf kick.
Long throws a body kick that misses. #TD2#
Long decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T2#
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!
Schmico is trying to stand up here but Long is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Long decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Long checks a leg kick.#CL2#
Long pushes Schmico up against the cage in a clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Schmico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Schmico finds it's target.
Long throws a body kick that misses.
Schmico went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A punch combination from Schmico misses. #T3#
A punch combination from Schmico misses.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Long. #CUT2#It looks like Fredrico Schmico has been cut.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Long lands a big right hand that sends Schmico crashing to the mat! Long stays standing though and waves Schmico back to his feet!#ROC2#Schmico is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long throws a right and a left that Schmico avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick from Long misses.
Schmico throws a leg kick
and Long counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Schmico falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
A very excited looking Ralph Long made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Nfld FN 21
Date: Sep 22, 2022

#R1#
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Mspomfad on that attempt. #KD#
Long drops Mspomfad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mspomfad looks back up at him and smiles so Long waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Mspomfad is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Msujfnaud Mspomfad has been cut.
Long stuns Mspomfad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mspomfad is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
Mspomfad looks winded!#CL#
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Long pulls guard effortlessly. #ES#
Long has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mspomfad is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Long creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mspomfad with a big uppercut! Mspomfad tries to clinch up but Long pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mspomfad to the mat! Mspomfad covers up and Long unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ralph Long!
An out of breath Ralph Long thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: BB 69 - Escobar vs Tavares
Date: Aug 27, 2022

#R1#
Champion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and pushes Champion back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Long.
A short left from Champion.
Champion lands with a right to the head.
Champion lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Champion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a series of punches but Champion moves out of range.
Champion connects with a jab.#TD2#
Long closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Champion's guard.

Champion has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Long off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champion scores with a jab. Long acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Champion lands a hook that stumbles Long back into the cage. Champion follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Long to the canvas! Champion pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Long has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Peoples Champion!
In his post fight interview, Peoples Champion started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BB 62 - Wright vs McWrestler 2
Date: Jul 23, 2022

#R1#
Champion blocks a head kick by Long.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Long throws a leg kick but Champion sees it coming and moves out of range.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion cracks Long with an open hand slap.
Long throws a right and a left that Champion avoids nicely.
No joy there for Champion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Champion scores with a hook.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Champion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Long.
Long throws a series of punches but Champion moves out of range.
Champion misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long. #CL2#
Champion clinches. #BC2#
Champion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long dodges the punch combination from Champion. #T1#
Champion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Champion lands a head shot.#ROC2#Long is rocked!
Champion throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Champion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL2#
Champion moves into the clinch.
Long tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.
Long tries a knee to the head but Champion blocks it.
Champion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Champion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Champion has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Champion cracks Long with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Long tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Champion pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Long is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peoples Champion!
In his post fight interview, Peoples Champion started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BB 56 - Escobar vs Adam 2
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
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. #TD#
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.#REVB#
Long lands strikes from half guard.
Long working Warren over with strikes. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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. #SU#
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!#T4#
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. #TD#
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!#R2#
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.

Event: BB 48 - Olsen vs Hoost
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1#
Long is looking to clinch but Farquharson is avoiding it.
We've been told by Farquharson's head coaches at Rollins Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farquharson blocks the body kick.
Farquharson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long throws a leg kick
and Farquharson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farquharson scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
It looked like Farquharson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Long throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD2#
Long looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Farquharson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquharson parries the strikes from Long easily there. Long is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Farquharson to escape.
Farquharson tries to control but Long manages to take his back.
Long missing with punches from the back.
Long not allowing Farquharson to control his hands. #T1#
Long scores with punches to the body.
Long not allowing Farquharson to control his hands.
Long missing with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farquharson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Farquharson trying to control here.
Farquharson is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Farquharson trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farquharson's head.
Long throws a strike but Farquharson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Long postures up in Farquharson's guard and throws a big left but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Long.
Long trying to control but Farquharson is working from the bottom.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Farquharson has wrist control.#T3#
Farquharson pulls Long in close to his closed guard and prevents Long from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Farquharson keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farquharson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long throws a sloppy head kick
and Farquharson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Farquharson works the jab nicely.
Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Farquharson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farquharson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Farquharson's head back.
Long misses with a double jab.
Farquharson cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Farquharson keeps the fight on the outside.
Farquharson lands with an overhand left.
Farquharson lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farquharson.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long tries to work over Farquharson's front leg with a kick but Farquharson checks it.
Farquharson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Long tries to land a leg kick but Farquharson saw it coming and moves away.
Long is looking to slow Farquharson down with leg kicks.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long tries to land a front kick but Farquharson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farquharson lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Farquharson checks a low kick from Long.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Farquharson lands a head kick. Long smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Farquharson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick from Long is predictable there
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Duncan Farquharson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Long walks into a jab.
A low kick from Long is predictable there
and Farquharson counters with a straight right hand.
Farquharson scores with a jab to the body.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a takedown
and Farquharson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Farquharson lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Long is rocked!
Farquharson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Long right on the button. Long goes down! Farquharson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Farquharson gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Farquharson!
Duncan Farquharson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 45 - Capellio vs Norton
Date: May 02, 2022

#R1#
A cross from Steel lands.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Long throws a leg kick but Steel moved away.
Long has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Long takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Long clinches.
Steel stalling in the clinch but Long improves position. #BC#
Steel manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Long tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long's hands.
Steel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Long manages to avoid it.
Long walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Steel - just one landing.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily. #T1#
Steel scores with a jab. Long acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long tries to land a leg kick but Steel saw it coming and moves away.
Steel scores with a jab to the head.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel lands a head shot.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long is looking to clinch but Steel is avoiding it.
Steel scores with a shot to the body.
Long throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick misses from Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Long tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Long throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Long changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Long manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Steel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Long's head back.
Steel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Steel catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Long throws out a leg kick but Steel moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Long's head back. #ROC#Long is rocked!
Steel throws a monster overhand right that drops Long! Steel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Steel!
Daniel Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 39 - Adam vs Escobar
Date: Apr 05, 2022

#R1#
Long cracks Winters with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long connects with an inside leg kick.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.
Long swinging wildly here.
Winters turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Long shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winters to the ground. Long is now in Winters's guard.

Winters has his feet on Long's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Winters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Winters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Winters tries to clinch but fails miserably #KD#
and Long counters with a crisp right hand that drops Winters! Long lets Winters back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long drops Winters with a huge uppercut! Winters drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Long is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BB 29 - Kong vs McWrestler
Date: Feb 24, 2022

#R1#
King lands a jab.#TD#
King shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Long wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Long defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King prevents Long from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Long moves into full guard.
Long throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #T1#
King distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Long keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Long throws some sloppy strikes off his back. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Long has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
King stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC#Long is rocked!
King content to stall in guard here.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Long is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Long covers up, he's hurt! King keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from King and the ref steps in to end the fight! King can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy King!
Jimmy King made sure to mention his sponsor, New Standard in his post fight interview.

Event: BB 18 - Obaminator vs Dias 2
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Ruth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long walks into a left hand.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Long drives through and clinches with Ruth against the cage.
Ruth misses with the head strike.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruth avoids the damage to the body.
Long utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruth lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Long manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Ruth instigates a clinch.
Ruth effectively controlling the action here.
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Ruth controls the action.
Ruth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Long scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Long tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruth smiles and moves away.
Ruth cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Ruth has managed to clinch.
Ruth gets through Long's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruth blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Long.
Ruth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a counter high kick but Ruth was just alert enough to avoid it.
Long ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Ruth cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruth.
Ruth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Ruth pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but Ruth blocks it.
Ruth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long blocks a body shot from Ruth. #T3#
Ruth controlling the action here for a moment. #BC#
Long breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Long misses.
A low kick from Long misses #CL2#
and Ruth counters by moving into the clinch.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruth punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long throws a right and a left that Ruth avoids nicely. #CL2#
Ruth has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Long throws a leg kick but Ruth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long misses with a body kick.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Long throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
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!
Long misses with the body kick
and Ruth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking.
Long wants to land a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth cracks Long with a good jab.
Ruth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Long doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Ruth has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruth goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Ruth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Myles Ruth will probably get the nod.
That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Ruth moves into the clinch.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Myles Ruth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruth avoids it.#BC2#
Ruth manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Ruth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ralph Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Ruth wants to counter with a clinch but Long pushes him away.
Ruth stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruth thuds his right hand into Long's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Ruth.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruth, pushing him back against the cage.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruth avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Ruth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
Myles Ruth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruth takes one to the chin there.
Ruth swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Ruth lands with a good body shot.
Long throws a solid leg kick but Ruth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Long.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruth. That did some damage!#T2#
Ruth slips a jab from Long.
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!
Ruth lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Ruth darts in and clinches Long up against the cage.
Ruth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long lands an uppercut.
Ruth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Long tries to pull guard but Ruth forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ruth just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Ruth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long blocking some punches.
A short left from Ruth. #BC2#
Ruth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Long misses with a double jab
and Ruth counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long sets himself, and Ruth steps forward looking for the clinch! Long avoids it this time.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Long.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ruth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Ruth scores with a jab to the head. #ROC2#Long is rocked!
Ruth fakes the body blow, causing Long to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Long goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Myles Ruth!
Our winner, Myles Ruth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: BB 9 - Abner vs King
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1##CL#
St. Gough moves into the clinch.
St. Gough misses with some punches. #BC2#
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long is looking to chop away at St. Gough's legs. #CL#
Long gets tackled into the cage by St. Gough. St. Gough maintains the clinch.
Long is pushing St. Gough up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
Long prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long tries a body shot but St. Gough blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long misses with a body punch.
St. Gough digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Long is trying to stall. #T1#
A short left from Long.
Long is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from St. Gough.
A shot in the inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
St. Gough swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
Long looks winded!
Long takes a shot to the head.
St. Gough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Gough is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Long blocks it. #T2#
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
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!
A short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by St. Gough.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
Long tries to break free but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage.
St. Gough lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards. #ROC#Long is rocked!
St. Gough creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Long with a big uppercut! Long tries to clinch up but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Long to the mat! Long covers up and St. Gough unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tristan St. Gough!
In his post fight interview, Tristan St. Gough started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: WCF WNF 69: Yueng vs Baker
Date: Sep 01, 2021

#R1#
Fonald throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Fonald scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Fonald moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Fonald breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long swinging wildly here. #CL#
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fonald, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long tries to clinch up but Fonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Fonald cracks Long with an open hand slap.
A leg kick checked by Fonald.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fonald misses the target.
Long throws a leg kick but Fonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long misses with a low kick.
Fonald connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Long has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Fonald there.
Fonald misses with a straight right.
Long swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Long.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Fonald drives through and clinches with Long against the cage. #BC#
Long breaks from the clinch.
Fonald scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fonald looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Donald Fonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Fonald.#CL#
Long pushes Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long thuds a left hand into Fonald's body.
Fonald moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Long closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Fonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Fonald.
Fonald throws a big shot that misses.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Long moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Fonald! Long continues to tee off on Fonald, landing with a left and a right! Long connects with a right hand that leaves Fonald sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Long!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WCF 83: Corona vs Bendetti
Date: Jul 30, 2021

#R1#
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claw tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Long gets a clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Claw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
Long lands a left hand.
Long avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
We've been informed that Claw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claw looks winded!
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Claw missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Long manages to break the clinch. #KD#
Long lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Long thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
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!
Long steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Claw is out on his feet! Long sets himself and nearly takes Claw's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
A relieved looking Ralph Long thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WCF WNF 59: Camara vs Denovan
Date: Jun 23, 2021

#R1#
Long throws a jab when Madness was well out of range.
Madness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Madness misses with a wild combination.
Madness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.#CL#
Long has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness. #T1#
Long is looking to score with low kicks.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Madness misses.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Long wants to clinch up but Madness keeps it at a distance.
Long takes one to the chin there.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madness is out of range.
Madness lands a body shot.
Long connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madness defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Madness blocks the body kick.
Madness throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madness lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madness tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madness clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long scores with a spinning back kick!#T2#
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Madness throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madness.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Madness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Long.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Long throws a head kick but Madness moves out of range.
Madness connects with a crisp jab.
Madness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Long throws a chopping leg kick but Madness manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Long throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Madness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Long misses
and Madness counters with a left to the body.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long connects with a right hand. Madness shakes it off.
Madness misses with the combination.
Long appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madness throws a combination. Long tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Madness throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long misses with a low kick as Madness jumps back.
Long lands with a right hand.
Long dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Long tries to counter by clinching up but Madness breaks away and moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Madness counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madness lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.#ROC2#Long is rocked!#CL#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.#BC#
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Long misses
and Madness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Madness throws a lazy right hand but Long sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Long. #CL#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Long lands a knee to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Rand Madness's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long tries to work over Madness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rand Madness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rand Madness's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Madness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Madness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Madness gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Long is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Madness!

Event: WCF 72: Tofail vs Cortez 2
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1##TD#
Long looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Long is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jameison trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Long misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jameison wants to control but Long is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jameison can do anything to dispel that myth.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome! #CUT#It looks like Jennson Jameison has been cut.
Long punching from mount but Jameison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Long dominating with strikes here.
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!
Long postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jameison in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jameison to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
A very excited looking Ralph Long made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WCF 66: Road vs Khabib
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Long pushes Madness up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Madness breaks from the clinch.
Madness lands with a cross.
Madness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Madness moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Madness tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madness throws a big counter combination but Long scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Madness was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madness connects with a crisp jab.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.
Madness appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long tries for a takedown but Madness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Madness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madness lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Madness stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice cross by Madness.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madness.
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Madness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2##CL2#
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long lands a body punch. #BC#
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long with the inside leg kick.
Madness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Long tenderised Madness's leg. Madness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madness checks a leg kick.
Madness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madness.
Long is looking to clinch.
Madness is looking for a counter combo.
Madness lands a nice shot to the body.
Long closes the distance but Madness moves to the side
and Madness counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Madness scores with a one two! Long had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madness lands with a shot to the body.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Long.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long tries to clinch there but Madness circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madness checks a leg kick.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Madness should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Long scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long misses with a low kick.
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.#T4#
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madness looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madness's sensitive parts.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Madness to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Madness is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long working aggressively here.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand Madness's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch. #BC#
Madness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Long clinches. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Madness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long throws a low kick but Madness moves out of range easily.
Madness went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Madness breaks the clinch.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Madness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Long misses.
Madness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Madness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madness dodges the punch combination from Long.
Rand Madness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long. #BC#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madness.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2#
Madness blocks a leg kick.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Madness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Long.
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Madness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Madness misses.
Long lands a two punch combo. #CL2#
Long closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch. #T3#
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Madness catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long connects with a high kick.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madness stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madness digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Madness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Madness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Long ducks under a wild hook from Madness.
Madness scores with a nice right hand.
Madness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Long misses with a head kick.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Madness fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Madness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#Long is rocked!
Madness cracks Long with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Long falls to his knees and Madness doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Madness!

Event: WCF WNF 41: Tofail vs Dirk
Date: Feb 17, 2021

#R1#
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Li tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long throws a low kick but it's checked well by Li.#CL2#
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Li.
Li misses with the head strike.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Xi Li has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Long tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Li blocks it with crossed arms.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long blocks a body shot from Li.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch. #T1#
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it. #CL#
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li misses with the head strike.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Long's face.
Long lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Li stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Long manages to break the clinch.
Li tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a counter combo.
Li checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Li.#CL2#
Long clinches with his opponent.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Li lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Li tries a body shot but Long blocks it.
Long blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Long controls the action.
Li swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Li on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Long takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Li looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li 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.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Long is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Li. #BC2#
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Li drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long prevents a body shot from Li.
Long blocks a body shot from Li.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
Long scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xi Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Li gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Li trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Li into the cage.
Long goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li digs a right hand into Long's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Long's gas tank.
A short right from Long on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Li has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Long tries to work over Li's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li working aggressively here. #TD2#
Long pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long wants to get back to his feet but Li passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xi Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Long misses with the combination.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Li gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Li lands a left hand.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Li has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Long is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Li is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li lands a nice elbow.
Xi Li has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Li working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xi Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well. #T1#
Long circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Li moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long leaning against his opponent.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lis head.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li misses with a punch on the inside.
Li pressing his opponent against the cage.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Li lands with a left to the head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Li leaning against his opponent. #BC2#
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a leg kick but Li checks it.
Li tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long misses with a low kick.
Li misses with a wild combination.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long throws a wild body kick that Li sees coming a mile off.
Xi Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a big counter head kick but Li avoids it with no problem.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Long with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Long's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3#
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li avoids the head kick by Long.
Li tries to clinch but Long is having none of it. #CL2#
Long has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Long or not.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long letting Li take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Long letting Li take a breather here.
Long is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Long blocks an elbow strike.
Li is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Li is struggling to control the position.
Long pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Long tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Li's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Long lands a right hand.
Long stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Long lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Li fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Long has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Li dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xi Li's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Li.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Long moves into range and clinches up with Li.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Li.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Long is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Li lands an uppercut.#T1#
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Li throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Long is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li throws an elbow but it misses.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Li tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li avoiding damage as Long throws knees to the body.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Li.
Li lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Li lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Li.
Li has a couple of punches blocked by Long.
Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Li just stands there and leans against the cage.#T2#
Li works on Long's body with a couple of short punches.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Long tries to pull guard but Li holds him up against the cage and eventually Long drops back down to his feet.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Long.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Long breaks the clinch. #CL#
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long is struggling to control the position.
Li is trying to stall.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Li lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Li lands a knee to the body.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Li.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Li swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Li.
Li just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Li taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Long lands a hook to the side of the head.
Long tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long tries for a takedown. No joy.
Long is trying to stall.
Long takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4#
Long can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Li misses with a short punch on the inside.
Long tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
Li tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Long. #BC2#
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Ralph Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li appears to be looking for a big counter.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Li.
Ralph Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long throws a push kick but Li slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xi Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Li, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Li!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Xi Li waved his t-shirt featuring The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WCF WNF 34: Harris vs Williams
Date: Dec 30, 2020

#R1#
Fonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Fonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
A little jabbing left from Fonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Long clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Fonald.
Fonald scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Long tries to keep at a distance but Fonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch. #T1#
Fonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Fonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Long tries for a takedown but Fonald circles away easily
and Fonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long throws a leg kick but Fonald moved away.
Fonald throws out a powerful jab.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fonald works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
Fonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fonald connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Fonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Fonald lands with a kick to the temple. Long shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T2#
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fonald to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Fonald has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fonald has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fonald with a nice calf kick.
Fonald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat of the thigh.
Long misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Fonald.
Fonald 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 throws a leg kick but Fonald checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Fonald. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Fonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fonald scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Fonald.
Fonald jabs at Long's body.
Long swinging wildly here.
Fonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Fonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Fonald tenderised Long's leg. Long is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Fonald.
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fonald checks a low kick from Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Long closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fonald did well to prevent Long getting side control.
Fonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long. #T4#
Long wants to advance to full mount but Fonald doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Fonald blocks nicely. #ES2#
Fonald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Donald Fonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#It looks like Donald Fonald has been cut.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Fonald moves into range and clinches up with Long.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long's hands.
Fonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Fonald's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Fonald avoids the body shot from Long.
Fonald dodges the punch combination from Long. #TD#
Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fonald to the ground. Long is now in Fonald's guard.

Fonald has his feet on Long's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Fonald clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long throws a low kick, looking for Fonald's leg but Fonald calmly moves out of range.
Donald Fonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fonald checks a leg kick. #T1##CL#
Long has Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long prevents a body shot from Fonald. #BC2#
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Fonald.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fonald catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Ralph Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throwing a counter right hand but Fonald manages to avoid it.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Fonald counter with a right hand.
Fonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long misses the jab.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Fonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonald with a jab.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long blocks a head kick by Fonald.
Fonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Fonald does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Long rushes Fonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fonald tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Fonald with a jab.
Long misses with the combination. #T3#
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonald throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonald tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Fonald.
Fonald tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with a kick to the body
and Fonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fonald lands a jab to the nose.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fonald counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Good exchange - Fonald coming out on top.#CL2#
Fonald clinches.
Long tries to break the clinch but Fonald is controlling the position.
Long keeps control of Fonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Fonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Long breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long wants to clinch but Fonald slips to the side
and Fonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Fonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donald Fonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonald lands with an overhand left.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fonald counters with an outside leg kick.
Long smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long walks into a left hand.
Fonald lands a two punch combo.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonald lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonald is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Fonald scores with a nice right hand.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Fonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonald works the jab nicely.
Long tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fonald.
Long is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald is looking to clinch.
Fonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Fonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Long shoots in and drives through. Fonald sprawls well.#CL2#
Fonald drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donald Fonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonald.
Fonald blocks a body shot from Long. #T2#
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fonald tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Fonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long tries a body shot but Fonald blocks it.
Fonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long misses with a low kick.
Fonald tries a quick counter leg kick but Long is wise to it.
Fonald lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
Fonald scores with a three punch combo! #ROC2#Long is rocked!
Fonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fonald cracks Long with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Long falls to his knees and Fonald doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Fonald!
Donald Fonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCF WNF 28: Haba vs Sanders
Date: Nov 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Tyson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Long blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyson .
Tyson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Tyson is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably.
Long trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tyson wants to work for an arm triangle but Long is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T1#
Long is looking to improve his position.
Long trying to control here. #SUB#
Tyson is looking for a kimura but Long is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage. #SUB#
Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy. #SUB#
Tyson seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyson 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.
Tyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Long's head. #T3#
Long pushes Tyson off looking to stand but Tyson dives back in and keeps control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson .
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson . Tyson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for Tyson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long stuffs the takedown.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Long avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson tries to pull guard but Long won't allow it. #T4##TD#
Tyson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Long throws an elbow that misses. Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by Tyson !#REVR#
Tyson won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Long has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Long is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chandler Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##KD2#
Long drops Tyson with a right and a left! Long comes rushing in but Tyson regains his composure and manages to keep Long in guard. #CUT2#It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Long wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Tyson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Tyson there.
Chandler Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson prevents Long from improving his position.
Long keeping hold of Tyson 's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB#
Tyson is working for a kimura but Long is defending it quite comfortably. #T1##SUB#
Tyson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Long has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tyson trying to control from half guard but Long is working away.
Long is trying to control but can't.
Long might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long is looking for a sweep. Tyson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long keeping hold of Tyson 's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB#
Tyson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Long defends it well.
Tyson stops Long from getting back to his feet.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Long is refusing to be controlled, as Tyson sits in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Long catches Tyson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#Chandler Tyson 's cut is getting worse.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson .
Long leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Chandler Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long works Tyson 's body with a nice hook.
Long lands an overhand right.
Long tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Long tries to get set, Tyson tries to push him back and clinch up but Long manages to avoid the attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyson .
Long is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Long throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD2#
Long is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson 's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyson taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Tyson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Long pulls his head out easily.
Tyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyson .
Long throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chandler Tyson 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Tyson fails with a takedown attempt.
Long steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tyson .
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Long tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Long manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Long defends well and Tyson ends up having to push Long into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Long unleashes a big counter combination but Tyson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Tyson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Long connects with a looping right hand.
Long thuds his shin into the meat of Tyson 's side.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson .
Tyson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Long but Long pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Long moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WCF 42: Nurmagomedov vs Mulder
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Long throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Long thuds a left hand into Barnes's body.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Barnes lands with a slapping head kick.
A swing and a miss from Long.
As Long backs off Barnes throws a huge counter combo but Long manages to avoid it all.
Long cracks Barnes with a good jab.
Barnes scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Long scores with a shot to the body.
Matt Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Barnes jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnes lands a head kick!
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Long misses its target.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Long throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Long's head.
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!
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long blocks a head kick by Barnes. #T2#
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#It looks like Matt Barnes has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably #KD2#
and Barnes counters with a head kick that drops Long to the mat! Long scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Long is rocked!
A shot to the body from Long misses
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long is breathing heavily.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Long has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnes throws a shot to the body.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Long is out on his feet! Barnes sets himself and nearly takes Long's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Barnes!
Matt Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: WCF WNF 17: Mulder vs Levesque
Date: Sep 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#It looks like Stefan King has been cut.#CL2#
King moves into the clinch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with some punches. #TD#
Long is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Long persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Long manages to pass to side control.
Long is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King is trying to stand up here but Long is controlling him well. #T1#
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long controlling the pace.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Long is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Long.
King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Long looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
A big right from Long misses. #CL#
Long darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Long is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King looks winded!
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
A short left from Long. #T3#
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.#BC#
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for King on that attempt.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long cracks King with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends King tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Long pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! King is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BFC HARDCORE 3
Date: Jul 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lahey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Long throws a combination. Lahey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Randy Lahey has been cut.
Lahey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Long.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lahey.
Lahey dodges the punch combination from Long.
Lahey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lahey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lahey misses the target.
Long lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lahey out cold! Lahey is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Long!
A very excited looking Ralph Long made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BFC HARDCORE 2
Date: Jun 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Long.
Long misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall with the inside leg kick.
Marshall seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marshall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Long throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall scores with a shot to the body.
Long tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshall catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Marshall ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Long out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Marshall!
After the fight, Marshall Marshall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: BFC 7: Hammer vs. Mendoza
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Zee.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long tries to move into range but Zee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zee.
Zee connects with a crisp jab. #KD#
Zee cracks Long with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Long looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zee finish him? #ROC#
Long is rocked!
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!
Zee throws a pinpoint strike between Long's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Long crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Zee scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moritz Zee!
Moritz Zee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Swardt looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Long is pushing De Swardt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Swardt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Swardt is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns De Swardt into the cage.
De Swardt is trying to pull guard but Long turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Long manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC#
De Swardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long lands with a nice body punch.
De Swardt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Swardt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Long instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Long gets control of De Swardt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Long is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Long managing to control the position. #T1##ES2#
Long pushes De Swardt off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Swardt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Long lands a body punch.
Long lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Swardt backwards.
A right hand to the body from Long. #TD2#
Long gets control of De Swardt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#ES2#
Long has his feet on De Swardt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Long lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Long clinches.
Long is pushing De Swardt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T2#
De Swardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Long's efforts to push away.
De Swardt keeps control of Long as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Swardt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Long wobbles De Swardt 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 De Swardt to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ralph Long!

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