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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maliga Bombi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Longs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombi comes to the cage accompanied by Clinch, Mlinch, Grinch, You are down.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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257 lbs
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262 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maliga Bombi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Longs!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombi slips a straight right by Longs.
Longs swats away the attempt to clinch by Bombi.
Bombi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bombi pinned against the cage. Bombi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bombi moves in looking to clinch but Longs pushes him off.
Bombi wants to clinch.
Longs throws a series of punches but Bombi avoids them all with ease.
Longs is looking to score with low kicks.
Longs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bombi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longs swats away the attempt to clinch by Bombi.
Bombi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Chris Longs has been cut.
Longs throws a leg kick but Bombi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bombi tries to clinch there but Longs circles away.
Longs keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bombi tries to clinch but Longs moves out of range.
Bombi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bombi lands a two punch combo.
Bombi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bombi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Longs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bombi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Longs somewhat.
Maliga Bombi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Longs.
Longs lands with a cross.
Longs avoids the head kick by Bombi.
Longs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Longs throws a series of punches but Bombi moves out of range.
Longs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bombi.
A slow jab from Bombi misses its intended target.
Bombi drives through and clinches with Longs against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bombi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Longs.
Longs swinging wildly here.
Bombi moves in looking to clinch but Longs pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Bombi.
Bombi closes the distance and clinches.
Longs is trying to break the clinch but Bombi has him pressed against the cage.
Bombi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bombi is struggling to control the position.
Bombi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longs blocks it with crossed arms.
Bombi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Longs is trying to break the clinch but Bombi has him pressed against the cage.
Bombi misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longs misses with the head strike.
Bombi misses with a knee to the head.
Bombi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longs can't find room to land a body shot as Bombi controls the action.
Bombi with a knee to the head.
Longs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bombi misses with a knee strike.
Bombi trying to land knees to the body.
Bombi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longs blocks it with crossed arms.
Longs is looking to control Bombi's arms but Bombi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Longs has his back to the cage.
Longs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bombi up against the cage.
Bombi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Longs is defending well for now.
Longs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombi trying to land knees to the body.
Longs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Longs looking to stall.
Bombi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Longs blocks it with crossed arms.
Longs manages to pull guard.
Longs is pulling down on Bombi's head to control his posture.
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.
Bombi wanted to stand there but Longs had control of the position.
Longs wants to sweep here but Bombi controlling him for the moment.
Longs isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bombi stacks Longs on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bombi!
Bombi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longs on the ground.
Longs can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maliga Bombi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Longs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Longs misses with a series of wild punches.
Longs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Longs works over Bombi's head and body with a nice combination.
Longs works the jab nicely.
Longs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bombi counters by clinching up.
Bombi breaks from the clinch.
Longs tries to bum rush Bombi with a series of wild strikes but Bombi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Longs misses with a few strikes there.
Bombi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bombi wants to clinch up but Longs keeps it at a distance.
Bombi clinches up with Longs and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Longs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bombi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bombi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longs 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.
Longs swings for the body but Bombi moves out of range.
A left and a right from Longs both land. Nice combination.
Longs throws a series of punches but Bombi moves out of range.
Bombi drives through and clinches with Longs against the cage.
Bombi lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Longs.
Bombi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maliga Bombi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bombi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Longs. Those never looked like landing.
Longs scores with a jab to the head.
Longs lands with a straight right. Bombi didn't see that one coming.
Bombi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Longs scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longs closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombi manages to break the clinch.
Longs throws a right hand that Bombi ducks under and follows up with a left that Bombi also avoids with ease.
Longs has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bombi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Longs counter with a right hand.
Longs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombi tries to clinch up
and Longs counters with a nice uppercut.
Bombi clinches but Longs breaks the clinch
and Longs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Longs.
Longs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombi is out of range and Longs settles back down.
Longs lands with a cross.
Bombi darts in trying to clinch
and Longs counters with a left and a right that stings Bombi.
Bombi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Longs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longs throws a combination that misses
and Bombi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bombi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bombi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bombi crunches a lovely knee into Longs's ribcage.
Bombi misses with a knee strike.
Longs is looking to break free of the clinch but Bombi has double underhooks.
Bombi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Longs's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bombi obliges.
Longs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bombi effectively controlling the action here.
Bombi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bombi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chris Longs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombi is out of range and Longs settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Longs.
Bombi slips a jab and a cross from Longs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longs counters with a left and a right that stings Bombi.
Longs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longs counters by clinching up.
Longs is trying to force a seperation but Bombi has the dominant position.
Bombi crunches a lovely knee into Longs's ribcage.
Bombi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Longs avoids it.
Longs managing to block the knees to the body from Bombi.
Bombi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longs's face.
Longs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Longs wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombi won't allow it.
Bombi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombi looks to clinch
and Longs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bombi.
Bombi closes the distance but Longs moves to the side
and Longs moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Longs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Longs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bombi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bombi closes the distance but Longs moves to the side
enabling Longs to counter with a crisp jab.
Bombi tries to clinch
letting Longs counter with a right hand.
Longs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bombi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Longs misses with some punches.
Longs avoiding damage as Bombi throws knees to the body.
Bombi scores with a knee to the head.
Longs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bombi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bombi tries a knee to the head but Longs blocks it.
Longs looking to slow down the pace here.
Bombi wants to stall.
Bombi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bombi obliges.
Bombi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Longs is trying to break the clinch but Bombi is controlling him.
Bombi keeps control of Longs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Longs is stalling here.
Bombi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Longs's face.
Bombi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bombi tries to clinch but Longs moves away
and Bombi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bombi.
Longs throws a series of punches but Bombi avoids them all with ease.
Longs lunges at Bombi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bombi's hand.
Bombi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Longs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longs is looking to score with low kicks.
Bombi clinches but Longs breaks the clinch
and Longs counters with a left and a right that stings Bombi.
Bombi lands with a kick to the temple. Longs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longs lands a head shot.
Longs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Longs misses with a body kick.
Longs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longs misses with a two punch combination.
Bombi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Longs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Longs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bombi keeps the fight on the outside.
Longs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bombi moves into the clinch.
Bombi tries a knee to the head but Longs blocks it.
Bombi scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Longs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bombi looking to stall.
Bombi tries to land knees in the clinch but Longs avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombi looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Longs tries to pull guard but Bombi won't allow it.
Longs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bombi is keeping busy.
Longs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombi wants to stall.
Longs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombi has Longs pressed against the cage, preventing Longs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maliga Bombi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bombi misses with a knee to the head.
Longs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bombi has him pressed against the cage.
Bombi prevents Longs from breaking the clinch.
Longs avoiding damage as Bombi throws knees to the body.
Bombi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bombi has Longs pressed against the cage, preventing Longs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bombi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Longs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Longs can't find room to land a body shot as Bombi controls the action.
Bombi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombi misses with a knee strike.
Bombi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Longs wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombi won't allow it.
Longs is looking to break free of the clinch but Bombi has double underhooks.
Bombi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Longs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Longs fails to pull guard.
Maliga Bombi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Longs.
Longs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bombi tries to land a knee to the head but Longs blocks with his arms.
Longs misses with a punch on the inside.
Bombi connects with a knee to the head.
Longs can't break the clinch.
Longs working hard to break the clinch.
Longs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bombi walks away with a smile on his face. Longs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bombi looks to clinch
and Longs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Longs with a hook.
Longs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maliga Bombi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Longs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bombi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bombi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Longs takes the fight into the clinch.
Longs working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Longs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Longs 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Longs!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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