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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barrett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long 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 has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Long scores with a four punch combination!
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long swings for the body but Barrett moves out of range.
Barrett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barrett throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Barrett lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrett throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Barrett.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Barrett counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Barrett does no damage.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Good leg kick by Long there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long is looking to clinch but Barrett is avoiding it.
Barrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barrett defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a combination that misses
letting Barrett counter with a right hand.
Barrett slips a straight right by Long.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Barrett finds it's target.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barrett. That did some damage!
Barrett fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrett slips a jab from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alex Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrett tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Barrett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barrett is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrett throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long misses the body punch
and Barrett counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Barrett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barrett throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Long dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Long moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Barrett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long scores with a jab. Barrett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute 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.
Barrett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Barrett cracks a nice hook into Long's ribs.
Barrett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrett misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Barrett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Barrett throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Barrett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrett thows a body shot but no joy.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barrett counters with a left to the body.
Barrett scores with a three punch combo!
Long throws a series of punches but Barrett avoids them all with ease.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barrett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Long is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barrett rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Long works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrett with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Long will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Barrett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long throws a low kick but Barrett moves out of range easily.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Barrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long swinging wildly here.
Barrett blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barrett counters with a right hand to the body.
Long lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barrett will feel that in the morning.
Long throws a series of strikes that have Barrett backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Barrett.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrett throws an off balance right hand
letting Long counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long avoids the body shot from Barrett.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrett.
Long tries to bum rush Barrett with a series of wild strikes but Barrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long is looking to chop away at Barrett's legs.
Donk. Barrett catches Long right on the button with a cross.
Long tries to bum rush Barrett with a series of wild strikes but Barrett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrett dips to his left and cracks Long with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long misses with a straight right.
Barrett throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Long 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 the combination.
Barrett slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Long moves away from the strike by Barrett.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barrett counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex Long is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Long looks to land a combination but Barrett avoids it well.
Barrett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Long looks to throw a body kick
and Barrett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
John Barrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrett.
Barrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Long!
A very excited looking Alex Long 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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