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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Longhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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197 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Longhold!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhold fails with a takedown attempt.
Jo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jo thuds a left hand into Longhold's body.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longhold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longhold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Steve Longhold has been cut.
Jo shoots in for a double leg but Longhold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jo tries to clinch there but Longhold circles away.
Jo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Longhold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Longhold leaves Jo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Jo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold misses the shot to the body.
Jo throws a nice looking combination but Longhold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longhold.
Longhold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Longhold lands an elbow.
Longhold is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold throws an elbow but Jo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Longhold is putting a hurting on Jo here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Longhold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jo tries to improve position but can't.
Longhold working the body and head with strikes.
Longhold lands a few punches from side control.
Longhold trying to control the position but Jo is working away.
Longhold lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold lands a few punches from side control.
Jo is trying to get back to half guard.
Jo can't do much from the bottom here.
Longhold taking a breather here.
Longhold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Longhold throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Longhold wants to take a breather but Jo is having none of it.
Longhold is nestled in close to Jo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longhold.
Longhold trying to control from Jo's half guard. Jo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Longhold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Longhold wants to pass the guard but Jo is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longhold trying to control but Jo is working from the bottom.
Longhold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Longhold with a nice head shot there.
Longhold is looking to pass into half guard but Jo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jo is in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longhold wants to sweep here but Jo controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Longhold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Longhold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Longhold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Longhold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jo to the ground. Longhold is now in Jo's guard.
Jo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longhold is one step ahead there.
Longhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jo is keeping the position for now.
Longhold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jo has momentary wrist control but Longhold slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longhold trying to control but Jo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Longhold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Longhold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jo keeping moving, preventing Longhold from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Steve Longhold hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Longhold throws a right hand that Jo ducks under and follows up with a left that Jo also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Jo.
Longhold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James Jo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Longhold takes a swing at Jo's ribcage but misses.
Jo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Longhold swinging wildly here.
Jo avoids the body shot from Longhold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jo looks to land a combination but Longhold avoids it well.
Jo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James Jo is winning the standup battle so far.
Jo scores with a three punch combo!
Jo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Longhold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longhold throws a hook but Jo avoids it easily.
Jo throws a nice looking combination but Longhold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jo wants to clinch up but Longhold keeps it at a distance.
Longhold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Longhold trying to control but Jo is working from the bottom.
Longhold cracks Jo with a solid left hand.
Jo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Longhold throwing strikes but missing.
Jo keeping full guard, as Longhold tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold wants to control from the top but Jo keeps moving.
Longhold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jo keeping moving, preventing Longhold from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Longhold controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Longhold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Longhold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jo slips a jab and a cross from Longhold.
Longhold tries to clinch up.
Jo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Longhold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Longhold does no damage.
Longhold closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jo's guard.
Longhold scoring with some ground and pound.
Longhold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Longhold trying to control but Jo is working from the bottom.
Jo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold chips away with some ground and pound.
Jo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Longhold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longhold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longhold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Longhold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Longhold scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Longhold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jo has momentary wrist control but Longhold slips an elbow through the middle.
Longhold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jo wants to sweep here but Longhold controlling him for the moment.
Steve Longhold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longhold passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jo defending well though.
Longhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longhold frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Longhold has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jo's face.
Longhold wants to control the pace but Jo is squirming around nicely.
Longhold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold lands a nice shot to the head.
Longhold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold dominating with strikes here.
Oh Jo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A big strike lands for Longhold! That's really hurt Jo and he's turned his back - Longhold keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Longhold jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Longhold!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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