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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dory (ranked 790 p4p, 825 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 100 p4p, 104 weight class). Tian Long will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a lunging right hand
and Dory counters with a single leg into guard. Long didn't expect that.
Dory working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Long's head.
Dory sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dory 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.
Dory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dory working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dory scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dory controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dory is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dory distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory lands a couple of digs.
Dory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dory scoring with some ground and pound.
Dory is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dory landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dory has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dory chips away with some ground and pound.
Dory sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
As Long backs away, Dory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dory circles away quickly and effectively.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long misses with an uppercut. Dory saw that one coming.
Dory ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Dory half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Dory dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Dory moves away and avoids it.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dory.
Dory needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Dory ducks down to avoid it.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Long's coach down at Sydney Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Long's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Long swinging wildly here.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swings for the body but Dory moves out of range.
Dory changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dory blocks a jab.
Long missing with a left hand there. Dory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Long backs away, Dory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long connects with a looping right hand.
Long looks to land a right hand but Dory moved out of range.
Dory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Dory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dory blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dory.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Long throws a body punch but Dory moves out of range.
Tian Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dory counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dory.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDory.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dory circles away quickly and effectively.
Long is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Long looks to land a left hand but Dory moved out of range nicely.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Dory slips the punch.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dory counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dory lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dory sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dory sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dory with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Long misses.
Long misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
Long scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long throws a looping overhand right but Dory ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory moves out of range of the strikes.
Dory changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses the body punch
and Dory counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Long.
Long misses with a hook
and Dory counters with a nice body shot.
Long missing with a left hand there. Dory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
Dory moves out of range as Long strikes.
Dory drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Dory slips under a jab from Long.
Long might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dory defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long works over Dory's head and body with a nice combination.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long misses with a double jab
and Dory counters with a nice leg kick.
Tian Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dory counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Long wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dory manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dory working over Long with some ground and pound. Long looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Long is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dory scores with a couple of nice shots.
Long taking some punishment here, with Dory in his half guard.
Dory is trying for a kimura here. Long looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dory wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Dory!
A very excited looking John Dory 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.
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