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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Drexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Drexler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a series of punches but Drexler avoids them all with ease.
Long slips a jab from Drexler.
Drexler tries a head kick but it misses.
Long punishes Drexler's body with a nice straight punch.
Long cracks Drexler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drexler moves into the clinch.
Drexler has Long pressed against the cage.
Long tries a body shot but Drexler blocks it.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drexler tries to score a body lock takedown but Long shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drexler is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Long tries to work over Drexler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Drexler avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Drexler.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drexler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Drexler.
A cross from Long lands.
Long punishes Drexler's body with a nice straight punch.
Drexler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Drexler. Those never looked like landing.
Drexler is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Long with a nice cross.
Drexler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drexler moves away.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drexler slips a jab from Long.
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long throws a series of punches but Drexler avoids them all with ease.
Bob Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long gets tackled into the cage by Drexler. Drexler maintains the clinch.
Drexler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drexler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drexler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drexler breaks the clinch.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws a hook to the side of Drexler's head but Drexler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drexler slips under a jab from Long.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drexler in his tracks.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Drexler.
A punch combination from Long misses.
A swing and a miss from Drexler.
Drexler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drexler scores with a head kick.
Drexler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drexler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drexler wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Long.
Drexler throws a combination. Long tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Long jabs at Drexler's body.
Long throws a hook but Drexler avoids it easily.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Drexler's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drexler tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long swings for the body but Drexler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Long dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drexler is looking to clinch.
Drexler throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Long.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drexler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drexler misses with the combination.
Drexler tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Drexler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Long connects with a body shot.
Drexler wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Drexler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Drexler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long throws a right hand that Drexler ducks under and follows up with a left that Drexler also avoids with ease.
Drexler misses with a combination
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Long scores with a punch to the head.
Bob Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Long slips under a jab.
Drexler drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Drexler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drexler moves away.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Drexler.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drexler on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler walks into a left hand.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a jab when Drexler was well out of range.
Drexler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.
Long slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drexler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Drexler.
Drexler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Long.
Nice shot lands for Long.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drexler misses with a double jab
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a body shot.
Long misses with the combination.
Long moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Long.
Long throws a leg kick
and Drexler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drexler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Drexler pulls Long into guard.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drexler is keeping the position for now.
Long is looking to stand up but Drexler won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Long wants to get up but he can't break Drexler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Long wants to control from the top but Drexler keeps moving.
Drexler looking for a sweep. Not yet Drexler, not yet.
Drexler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long trying to move into half guard but instead Drexler has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Long dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drexler.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drexler.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long avoids the body shot from Drexler.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jon Drexler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drexler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drexler fails to land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Drexler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drexler moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Drexler misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexler blocks a jab.
Drexler tries to clinch up.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Drexler's head back.
Drexler lands the left hand.
Drexler wants to clinch.
Drexler tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Drexler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Long's half guard.
Drexler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drexler thows a huge punch but Long dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Long wants to improve his position but Drexler is controlling well.
Long avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drexler.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drexler on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drexler wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Drexler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexler controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Drexler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Drexler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drexler's head backwards.
Drexler tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Drexler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long throws out a loose jab but Drexler uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drexler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drexler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drexler.
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Bob Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Long looks to land a right hand but Drexler moved out of range.
Long throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drexler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drexler checks a leg kick nicely.
Drexler pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Drexler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drexler is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drexler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jon Drexler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Long.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Long, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Long!
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energy
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hype
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