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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Flabianno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flabianno's choice of entrance music: The Pet Shop Boys - Absolutely Fabulous . Wagner Flabianno will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Long!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wagner Flabianno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flabianno is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flabianno counters by clinching up.
Flabianno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Long wants to get back to striking at distance but Flabianno won't allow it.
Flabianno manages to break the clinch.
Flabianno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Long is fending him off so far but Flabianno persists. Nope, Long circles away and we're back to standing.
Long throws a jab but it's blocked by Flabianno.
Long cracks Flabianno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Long really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Flabianno fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Flabianno ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long misses with a double jab
and Flabianno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flabianno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flabianno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long is not content to let Flabianno control the position.
Long looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flabianno not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flabianno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flabianno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Long keeps working.
Flabianno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two 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 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flabianno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Flabianno pushes him off.
Flabianno fails to land with a series of punches.
Long has managed to clinch.
Flabianno has Long pressed against the cage, preventing Long from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flabianno trying to land knees to the body.
Flabianno successfully pulls guard.
Long thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Long is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flabianno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flabianno keeps working.
Flabianno is looking to reverse the position.
Flabianno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Long is breathing heavily.
Flabianno struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Long has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flabianno regains half guard.
Flabianno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Long wants to control but Flabianno is keeping him busy.
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flabianno is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Flabianno gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wagner Flabianno will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Flabianno rushes Long and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long can't break the clinch.
Flabianno has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Long clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Long breaks Flabianno's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Long drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Long jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flabianno looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Long has picked Flabianno up and slammed him! Flabianno can't keep hold of the triangle and Long manages to pass to side control!
Flabianno is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Long's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Long trying to control the action but Flabianno is working from the bottom.
Flabianno actively working from the bottom here.
Flabianno is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is just content to waste time from the top position. Flabianno takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Long drops back looking for a leg! Flabianno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flabianno manages to kick Long off! Long jumps back into Flabianno's guard.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Flabianno pushes a forearm under Long's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Long is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wagner Flabianno!
Wagner Flabianno is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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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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