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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Barrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Barrington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrington clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Long really is a fat lump.
Barrington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barrington misses with a knee strike.
Long tries for a takedown but Barrington manages to get underhooks.
Barrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrington gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Long to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Long passes Barrington's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Long stops Barrington from getting back to his feet.
Long throws a strike but Barrington avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Barrington working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Long wants to stand and escape but instead Barrington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barrington is one step ahead there.
Barrington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrington wants to stand but Long is controlling his posture from full guard.
Barrington trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Barrington sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tony Barrington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrington is looking to clinch.
Long moves in looking to clinch but Barrington pushes him off.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barrington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Long is defending well.
Long tries to pull guard but Barrington won't allow it.
Barrington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Barrington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Long avoids it really well and circles away.
Long wants to clinch up but Barrington keeps it at a distance.
Barrington tries to clinch
and Long counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barrington's guard now.
Long has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long stopping the sweep attempt from Barrington.
Long gets to his feet. Barrington looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrington has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Long's defenses.
Barrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barrington connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Dave Long will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Long looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barrington!
Long avoids the attempt from Barrington to control.
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barrington is looking to escape.
Barrington tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Long trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barrington tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barrington sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Long is keen to just control but Barrington is a slippery customer.
Barrington wants to improve his position but Long is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrington circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrington leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barrington tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Barrington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Long tries to avoid it but Barrington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Long to the ground. Long escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barrington defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrington 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.
Long fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrington avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Barrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Barrington circles away.
Barrington shoots in for a double leg but Long sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barrington swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Barrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barrington rushes Long and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Barrington.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrington stalls.
Barrington tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Barrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long is trying to drag Barrington to the mat but Barrington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barrington breaks the clinch.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Barrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Barrington. Barrington gets slowly back to his feet.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barrington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barrington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
Long fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrington avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrington looks to clinch
so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barrington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrington is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
Barrington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barrington working for a triangle but Long defends it easily.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
Barrington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Barrington lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Long!
Barrington controlling his opponent.
Long wants to hold on but Barrington pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrington content just to control the position here.
Long might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Long is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barrington looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Long wants to hold on but Barrington pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barrington.
Barrington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Long is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long tries to hold on but Barrington pushes him away.
Barrington controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Barrington.
I think Barrington 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Long!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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