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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noctis Perseus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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278 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noctis Perseus! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Long scores with a nice right hand.
Perseus scores with a jab to the body. Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perseus moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Perseus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Long comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Long throws a one two combo.
Perseus throws a body punch but Long moves out of range. Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Long throws out a powerful jab. Long looks to land a combination but Perseus avoids it well. Long swings away with a leg kick that misses. Long moves away from the strike by Perseus. Long blocks a low kick nicely. Perseus misses with a low kick as Long jumps back. Perseus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perseus defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand. Perseus throws a leg kick and Long counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perseus's knee momentarily. A clash of legs there as Long blocks the low kick. Perseus 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. Long misses with a body kick. Long ducks under a wild hook from Perseus. Perseus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Perseus. Perseus throws a jab but it's blocked by Long. Perseus needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there. Long scores with a spinning back kick! Long scores with a hook. A combination from Long does no damage. Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long. Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Perseus uses good head movement to avoid it. Perseus throws an elbow but it misses.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch. Perseus manages to break the clinch.
Perseus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Perseus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Noctis Perseus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Perseus misses with a low kick. Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perseus misses with a low kick.
Long lands a nice looking kick to the body. Perseus takes a step back to recover. No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Long clinches up against the cage. Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Perseus tries to circle away but Long has him pinned against the cage. Long is looking to break free of the clinch but Perseus has double underhooks. Long effectively controlling the action here. A short right from Long on the inside. Long tries to break free but Perseus pushes him back against the cage. Long trying to control the position but instead, Perseus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Long into the cage. Long tries a knee to the head but Perseus blocks it.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perseus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Long. Perseus tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Long has Perseus pressed against the cage, preventing Perseus from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Perseus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Long up against the cage. Long lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Perseus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Perseus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Perseus misses the shot to the body. Perseus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Long. Perseus throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Long counter with a right hand. Perseus on the wrong end of a nice hook. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Long is looking to slow Perseus down with leg kicks. Long throws a series of strikes that have Perseus backpedaling.
Long tries to bum rush Perseus with a series of wild strikes but Perseus uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Long will probably get the nod. That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perseus misses with a hook. Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Alex Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Perseus throws a low kick, looking for Long's leg but Long calmly moves out of range. Long slips a jab from Perseus. Perseus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perseus. That did some damage! Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a combination
and Perseus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Noctis Perseus seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perseus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Long. Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long is looking to clinch but Perseus is avoiding it.
Perseus throws a leg kick that is checked and Long counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perseus defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand. Long throws a combination that misses letting Perseus counter with a right hand. A punch combination from Long misses. Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively. Long throws a right hand that Perseus ducks under and follows up with a left that Perseus also avoids with ease. Perseus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away. Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perseus's head backwards. Long slips a jab and a cross from Perseus.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Perseus misses with a low kick. Perseus just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perseus looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range. A shot to the liver by Perseus. Beautiful body shot. Perseus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Long avoids the body shot from Perseus.
Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Perseus throws a leg kick that is checked and Long counters with a two punch combo. Perseus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Perseus. Perseus throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perseus misses the jab. Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perseus scores with a punch to the head. Perseus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away. Long looks to land a combination but Perseus avoids it well. Long cracks Perseus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perseus cracks the inside of Long's front leg. Perseus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Long doesn't seem bothered though. Perseus throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Perseus down. Perseus misses with a straight left. Perseus throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily. Nice shot lands for Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perseus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Long on the side of the head. Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Long lands a jab to the head.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Perseus pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Long cracks Perseus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Perseus to counter with a crisp jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Perseus throws a head kick that misses. Some wild striking there from Long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Perseus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Perseus misses and Long counters with a two punch combo. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noctis Perseus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Perseus is just out of range. Long cracks Perseus with a good jab. Some wild striking there from Long.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perseus. Perseus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Perseus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A big left from Perseus misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Long. Perseus throws a low kick but Long moves out of range easily. Perseus looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range. A low kick from Perseus misses and Long makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Perseus really felt that one! Long misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perseus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perseus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Long if he has to take too many more of those.
Long takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perseus throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily. Perseus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Nice uppercut there from Perseus. Long throws a body kick that misses. Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Perseus counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Some bone on bone action there as Perseus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Long throws a hook but Perseus avoids it easily. Perseus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Long. Long moves out of range of the leg kick from Perseus.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Perseus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Perseus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
A big right from Perseus misses. Perseus dodges the punch combination from Long.
Perseus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Long misses with a combination
and Perseus counters with a nice uppercut. Perseus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away. Perseus throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range. Perseus misses the shot to the body. Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perseus looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range. An inside leg kick from Perseus misses. Perseus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Long looks to land a combination but Perseus avoids it well. Long dodges the punch combination from Perseus.
A nice combination there by Long.
Perseus is looking to chop away at Long's legs. Some wild striking there from Long.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Perseus. Long does a little dance to reset his feet. Long throws a leg kick but Perseus moved away. Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively. Long misses with a wild combination.
Perseus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Perseus will be more careful next time no doubt. Perseus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Long throws a nice looking combination but Perseus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Long throws a series of punches but Perseus avoids them all with ease. The fighters circling - Perseus throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Long wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight! Noctis Perseus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Perseus 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noctis Perseus!
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energy
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hype
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