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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anarchy In The UK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Long has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reed!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Reed throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Reed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
A left lands for Reed.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Long blocks a leg kick.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reed throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Long looks to land a combination but Reed avoids it well.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long misses with a double jab.
Reed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reed circles away quickly and effectively.
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long throws a right hand that Reed ducks under and follows up with a left that Reed also avoids with ease.
Reed throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed tries to land a front kick but Long steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Reed misses with a wild combination.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Reed throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Reed throws out a leg kick but Long moves out of range and Reed only half commits.
Jab, jab by Reed - just one landing.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Long, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with the combination.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Long misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Long is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed lands a two punch combo.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long lands a jab to the nose.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Reed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Long with an uppercut!
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Reed scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
Reed thuds a left hand into Long's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed scores with a body shot.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Long blocks a head kick by Reed.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Long throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long tries to clinch there but Reed circles away.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Reed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Long tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Long lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Reed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Reed throws a combination that misses
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Reed.
It looks like Alex Long has been cut.
Reed lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Reed.
Long jumps into guard, dragging Reed to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reed.
Reed wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Reed slips nicely into half guard.
Long gets full guard.
Reed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reed decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Long, up you get!
Reed misses the body punch
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Reed will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Reed finds it's target.
A jab from Reed misses.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
Long moves out of range of the leg kick from Reed.
Reed lands with a shot to the body.
Long is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reed jabs at Long's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
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!
Reed keeps Long at a distance using the push kick.
Kyle Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Reed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Reed there.
Long moves out of range of the strikes.
Reed throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed with a jab.
Alex Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Reed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed misses with a leg kick
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws a right hand that Reed ducks under and follows up with a left that Reed also avoids with ease.
Reed tries to land a leg kick but Long saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Long moves forwards but Reed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Long moves out of range as Reed strikes.
Reed connects with a solid leg kick.
Long looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Reed is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks a head kick by Reed.
Good shot there by Long.
Long misses with a combination
and Reed counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Long.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Long misses with the combination.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Long down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Reed throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reed.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Reed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Reed misses with a kick to the body
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long looks to throw a body kick
and Reed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed misses with a head kick.
Long scores with a one two! Reed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reed.
Long misses with a double jab.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Reed throws a leg kick but Long checks it.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
A big right from Reed misses.
Reed tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long with a hook.
A nice combination there by Long.
Reed throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Long.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Long throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reed throws a head kick that misses
and Long counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reed won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Long creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Long tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Long lands some shots froms side control.
Reed 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 throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reed works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying to control but can't.
Long thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Long working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reed won't allow Long to pass to mount.
Reed trying to control here.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Long thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reed is not content to let Long control the position.
Reed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long is looking to advance position but Reed won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Reed as Long shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Long showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Kyle Reed!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Kyle Reed!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Kyle Reed!
Kyle Reed wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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