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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 690 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 98 p4p, 162 weight class). Tiger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alok - Hear Me Tonight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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17 - 10 - 0 |
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193 cm
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265
12 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Long clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Tiger lands a big right hand that sends Long crashing to the mat! Tiger stays standing though and waves Long back to his feet!
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.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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