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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Holic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by The Anthem by Onra. Holic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alcohol. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Holic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holic throws an elbow that misses.
Holic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holic misses with a right hand
so Long counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holic looking for a guillotine here but Long defends easily.
Holic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Long has picked Holic up and slammed him! Holic can't keep hold of the triangle and Long manages to pass to side control!
Long stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holic lands in his opponent's guard.
Long keeping full guard, as Holic tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holic wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long is adopting a defensive guard.
Holic looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Long stacks Holic 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 Long!
Long controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holic is trying to get back to full guard.
Long slows the pace down in half guard.
Long prevents Holic from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Long moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Holic.
A lull in the action here.
Long has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Long has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long has Holic pressed against the cage, preventing Holic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Holic misses with a looping right.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holic to score with a decent uppercut.
Long has Holic up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Holic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Holic has Long pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Long manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 How Long will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holic trying to land knees to the body.
Holic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holic misses with an elbow strike.
Holic can't break the clinch.
Holic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Long pulls his leg out and moves away.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holic.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown but Holic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Long's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holic.
Holic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Long as he avoids it easily.
How Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Holic.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Holic sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holic.
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holic, pushing him back against the cage.
Holic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holic misses with an elbow strike.
Long is working Holic over against the cage.
Long lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holic blocks a body shot from Long.
Long blocks an elbow strike from Holic.
Holic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holic throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Long passes into side control.
Holic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Long connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long decides to stand up, so the ref orders Holic to his feet.
Long gets tackled into the cage by Holic. Holic maintains the clinch.
Long is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holic is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long lands with a light punch inside.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long pushes Holic up against the cage in a clinch.
Holic throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Holic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Holic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Long is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holic to the mat. Holic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to pass the guard but Holic is keeping the position.
Holic keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
How Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Long is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holic.
Holic sneaks back into half guard.
Holic wants to get back to full guard.
Long thows a huge punch but Holic dodges it nicely.
Holic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long is working for a submission of some sort.
Holic is trying to control but Long manages to pass to mount!
Long lands a heavy elbow.
Holic is looking to improve his position but Long isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long wants to control the pace but Holic is squirming around nicely.
Holic is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How 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 avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Holic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holic clinches.
Holic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Long gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long clinches.
Holic misses with an elbow over the top.
Long pushes Holic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Long after a bit of a struggle.
Long misses with a body punch.
Holic has Long pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Long manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
How Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Holic.
Long blocks an elbow strike from Holic.
Holic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holic is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holic is trying to drag Long to the mat but Long just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Long keeps control of Holic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Long on the inside.
Holic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Long.
How Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holic throws an elbow but misses.
Holic tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
A short left from Long.
Long goes for a takedown attempt but Holic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Holic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holic wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long darts in and clinches Holic up against the cage.
Holic throws an elbow but it misses.
Holic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holic moves into the clinch.
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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holic throws an elbow but misses.
Long blocks an elbow strike.
Long stops a takedown attempt from Holic.
Holic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long dodges an elbow strike from Holic.
Holic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holic prevents it.
Long is working for takedown but Holic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long rushes Holic and presses him up against the cage.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holic pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Long wants to stall.
Long breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Long moves away from the strike by Holic.
Holic tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holic pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Long lands an uppercut.
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!
Holic tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Long has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Al Holic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Long looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holic lands a shoulder strike.
How Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Long lands a left hand.
Long lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holic or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
An out of breath How Long thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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