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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the ring accompanied by The Rise of Sakara. Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
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213 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long lands with an overhand left.
Long scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Palazzo Paisano in the buildup to the fight.
Long jabs Sakara right on the nose. Sakara blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Sakara is predictable there
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sakara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
Long tries to clinch up
and Sakara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakara is just out of range.
Long scores with a hook.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakara.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sakara wants to get back to full guard.
Long scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara tries to get to full guard but Long has control of the leg.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Long passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sakara!
Long tries to control but Sakara wriggling away.
Sakara wants to control but Long is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Long is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Long misses with a head shot.
BOOM! Long connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Long looking to control but Sakara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long looking to control but Sakara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Long landing shots from mount.
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.
Long controlling his opponent.
Long lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sakara gets back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakara trying to control from the bottom.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Long working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Long not doing much here.
Sakara is looking to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Long seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sakara missing with a left hand there. Long was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakara scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like How Long has been cut.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara throws a body shot but no joy.
Long darts in and clinches Sakara up against the ropes.
Sakara misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakara is working Long over against the ropes.
Long prevents a body shot from Sakara.
Sakara tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Sakara.
Sakara trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakara into the ropes.
Sakara has Long pressed against the ropes.
Long tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Long stalling against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Sakara letting Long take a breather here.
Sakara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long working aggressively here.
Long tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sakara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sakara tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Sakara back against the ropes.
Sakara blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Sakara.
How Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Long.
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long avoids the body shot from Sakara.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sakara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakara lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sakara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Sakara jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakara throws a shot to the body.
Sakara misses with a jab to the body
and Long counters with a single leg into guard. Sakara didn't expect that.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakara is trying to control the position but Long postures up.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara can't keep his opponent in guard - Long advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sakara trying to control but Long postures up.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Sakara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sakara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Long controls the pace.
Sakara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long preventing the sweep.
Sakara working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sakara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sakara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long is looking to slow Sakara down with leg kicks.
Long looks to land a left hand but Sakara moved out of range nicely.
Sakara swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara swinging wildly here.
Sakara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakara.
Long moves out of range as Sakara strikes.
Long rushes Sakara and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right from Long on the inside.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Sakara avoids it by throwing Long back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sakara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakara trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakara into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Long.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sakara is pushing Long up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sakara struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakara.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Long works on Sakara's body with a couple of short punches.
Long misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Long in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Long lands with a left to the head.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakaras head.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long scores with a kick to the body.
Sakara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Long finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakara's head.
Legionarivs Sakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
How Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakara blocks the body kick.
Long slips under a jab from Sakara.
Sakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Sakara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sakara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Long throws a leg kick which misses Sakara's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakara tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Sakara down.
Long clinches.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
Sakara pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Sakara tries to tie him up.
Sakara can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Sakara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sakara.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakara takes a shot to the head.
How Long seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long stalling against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Sakara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakara misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Long.
Long is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Long scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakara tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for How Long!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for How Long!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for How Long!
How Long wins by unanimous decision!
How Long bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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