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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Longhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared The Subway Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Longhold has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Longhold seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Longhold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jared The Subway Guy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Subway Guy.
Longhold misses with the body kick
and The Subway Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Longhold blocks a head kick by The Subway Guy.
Longhold tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Subway Guy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Longhold somewhat.
Some wild striking there from Longhold.
We've been informed that The Subway Guy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Longhold scores with a decent looking hook.
Longhold swats away the attempt to clinch by The Subway Guy.
Longhold looks to land a combination but The Subway Guy avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Subway Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch up.
Longhold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve Longhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Subway Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Longhold moves out of range easily.
Longhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Longhold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Longhold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Longhold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Subway Guy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Subway Guy is trying to control Longhold's posture but Longhold avoids it.
Longhold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhold in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Subway Guy can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but The Subway Guy is avoiding damage well.
The Subway Guy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Longhold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Longhold working the ground and pound but The Subway Guy is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The Subway Guy parries the strikes from Longhold easily there. Longhold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Subway Guy to escape.
Longhold throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold controlling from side mount.
Longhold tries to score with some ground and pound. The Subway Guy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Longhold is chipping away with strikes.
Longhold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longhold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Longhold working the ground and pound from side control.
Longhold in side control, throwing shots but The Subway Guy defends.
The Subway Guy taking a bit of punishment here - Longhold scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Subway Guy is trying to control Longhold's posture but Longhold avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longhold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Longhold has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Subway Guy is looking to regain half guard here but Longhold keeps moving and retains side control.
The Subway Guy wants to control but Longhold postures up.
Longhold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Longhold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Longhold trying to control the action but The Subway Guy is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Subway Guy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Longhold dominated that round.
That's time! Longhold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Longhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Subway Guy manages to avoid it.
Longhold thuds a left hand into The Subway Guy's body.
Longhold's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Subway Guy under the eye.
It looks like Jared The Subway Guy has been cut.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Subway Guy.
The Subway Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Longhold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longhold misses with a wild body shot.
Longhold throws a right hand that The Subway Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that The Subway Guy also avoids with ease.
Longhold tries for a takedown but The Subway Guy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Subway Guy stuffs the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Longhold. Those never looked like landing.
The Subway Guy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Subway Guy drives through and clinches with Longhold against the cage.
The Subway Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Longhold is trying to drag The Subway Guy to the mat but The Subway Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Longhold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Subway Guy has had enough of the clinch but Longhold keeps him there for the moment.
Longhold has The Subway Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Subway Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Subway Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Longhold wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Subway Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Longhold.
The Subway Guy is trying to break free.
Longhold avoids the elbow strike from The Subway Guy, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Subway Guy breaks from the clinch.
The Subway Guy slips a jab from Longhold.
Longhold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longhold misses with a body shot.
The Subway Guy wants to clinch.
Longhold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Longhold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Subway Guy is looking to clinch but Longhold is avoiding it.
Longhold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Subway Guy. The Subway Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch there but Longhold circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Subway Guy is trying to stand back up but Longhold is controlling him
Longhold thows a huge punch but The Subway Guy dodges it nicely.
The Subway Guy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Longhold.
The Subway Guy tries to roll over but Longhold keeps him under control.
Longhold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Subway Guy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Longhold trying to control the action but The Subway Guy is working from the bottom.
The Subway Guy is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Subway Guy wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Subway Guy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Longhold slips a nice elbow through The Subway Guy's hands, connecting with The Subway Guy's forehead.
Longhold is keen to just control but The Subway Guy is a slippery customer.
Longhold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Longhold looks to land a strike but The Subway Guy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Subway Guy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Longhold defends well.
Longhold chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Longhold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared The Subway Guy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Subway Guy moves in looking to clinch but Longhold pushes him off.
Longhold throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Subway Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Longhold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Subway Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longhold digs a right hand underneath The Subway Guy's ribcage. The Subway Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Subway Guy trying to control the position but instead, Longhold has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Subway Guy into the cage.
Longhold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Subway Guy tries to throw a body punch but Longhold avoids it by throwing The Subway Guy back against the cage.
The Subway Guy breaks from the clinch.
Longhold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Subway Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Subway Guy tries to clinch but Longhold is having none of it.
The Subway Guy moves out of range as Longhold throws a body kick.
Longhold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longhold throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. The Subway Guy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Longhold is in The Subway Guy's guard.
Steve Longhold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Longhold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Longhold stops The Subway Guy from standing up.
Longhold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Longhold tries to free his leg and advance position but The Subway Guy is retaining full guard.
The Subway Guy wants to stand but Longhold is controlling the position.
Longhold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longhold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Subway Guy's guard.
The Subway Guy is not content to let Longhold control the position.
Longhold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Longhold trying to mount his opponent but The Subway Guy defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Longhold throwing shots but The Subway Guy is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Longhold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Subway Guy is looking to control Longhold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Subway Guy avoid being mounted?
The Subway Guy wants to get back to his feet.
Longhold is trying to control. The Subway Guy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Subway Guy is trying to stand.
Longhold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Subway Guy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Longhold trying to control from half guard but The Subway Guy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longhold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Subway Guy has hold of Longhold's hands but Longhold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Longhold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Longhold drops an elbow to the side of The Subway Guy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longhold trying to control from half guard but The Subway Guy is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Longhold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jared The Subway Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Longhold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Longhold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Longhold, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Steve Longhold!
Steve Longhold wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Steve Longhold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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